Nurgül Yesilçay
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Nurgül Yeşilçay, née Gültekin, ( March 26, 1976) is a Turkish
stage and film actress.
, Turkey
in 1976. She studied drama
at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University
in Eskişehir
. Since her graduation, she has performed several major roles for the stage, including Ophelia
in Hamlet
and Blanche DuBois
in A Streetcar Named Desire
. Theatre aside, she shot to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. She made her screen debut in 2001 in Semir Arslanyürek's feature Şellale, (The Waterfall).
She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
stage and film actress.
Biography
Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1976. She studied drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University
Anadolu University
Anadolu University is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey and the fourth largest university in the world by enrollment.- History :...
in Eskişehir
Eskisehir
Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
. Since her graduation, she has performed several major roles for the stage, including Ophelia
Ophelia
Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:...
in Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
and Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire...
in A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (play)
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
. Theatre aside, she shot to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. She made her screen debut in 2001 in Semir Arslanyürek's feature Şellale, (The Waterfall).
She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Filmography
- 7 Husbands for Hurmuz (7 Kocalı Hürmüz) (2009), as "Hürmüz"
- Vicdan (2008), as Aydanur
- Yaşamın KıyısındaThe Edge of Heaven (film)The Edge of Heaven is a 2007 Turkish-German-Italian drama film written and directed by Fatih Akın. The film won the Prix du scénario at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival...
(Auf der anderen Seite a.k.a. "The Edge of Heaven") (2007), as Ayten - Adem'in Trenleri (2007), as Hacer
- Anlat İstanbul (2004), as Uyuyan Güzel Saliha
- Eğreti Gelin (2004), as Kostak Emine
- Asmalı Konak - Hayat (2003), as Bahar Karadağ
- Mumya Firarda (2002), as Fatıma
- Şellale (2001), as Nergis
- Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak (1998), as Hemşire
TV series
- Sensiz Olmaz (2011) Feryal
- Aşk ve Ceza (2010) - Yasemin
- Ezo Gelin (2006), as Ezo
- Belalı BaldızBelali BaldizBelalı Baldız is the Turkish remake of the American sitcom Hope & Faith. The sitcom was produced by Med Productions. It was released in 2005 and aired on ATV Turkey.The show will also air in the Netherlands on RTL 5, with Dutch voice overs....
(2005), as Arzu Parlak - Melekler Adası (2004), as Şerbet
- Asmalı KonakAsmalı KonakAsmalı Konak was a Turkish TV series directed by Çağan Irmak and written by Mahinur Ergun and Meral Okay. It was shown on ATV for a total of 54 episodes. The finale of the series was released as a feature film titled Asmalı Konak: Hayat.-Plot:The Karadağs are a wealthy family that owns vast...
(2002), as Bahar Karadağ - 90-60-90 (2001), as Deniz
- İkinci Bahar (1999), as Gülsüm
Awards
- Golden Boll Award for Best Actress (Borrowed Bride) 2005
- Sadri AlışıkSadri AlisikSadri Alışık, born Mehmet Sadrettin Alışık was a popular Turkish film actor.- Biography :...
Acting Awards for Best Actress (Adam and the Devil) 2008 - Contemporary Screen Actors Guild Awards (ÇASOD) for Best Actress (Adam and the Devıl-The Edge of Heaven) 2008
- Golden OrangeAntalya Golden Orange Film FestivalThe Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, is the most important national film festival in Turkey...
Award for Best Actress (Conscience) 2008