Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay
Born	March 26, 1976 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Drama
Alma mater	Anadolu University
Occupation	Stage and movie actor
Awards	Golden Boll Award for Best Actress (2005) Golden Orange Award for Best Actress (2008)

Nurgül Yeşilçay (born March 26, 1976), is a Turkish stage and film actress. She is best known for Asmalı Konak, Yaşamın Kıyısında, Eğreti Gelin, Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem, Vicdan, 7 Kocalı Hürmüz, İkinci Bahar, Adem'in Trenleri, Ezo Gelin, Paramparça .

Biography

Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, 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.

Movies

• İkinci Şans (2016) post-production
• Pek Yakında (2014) as "Nurse"
• Gece (2014), as "Süsen"
• Aşk Kırmızı (2013), as Nazlıgül
• Çinar agaci (2011), as Sonay
• 7 Kocalı Hürmüz (2009), as Hürmüz
• Vicdan (2008), as Aydanur
• Auf der anderen Seite (2007, Turkish title: Yaşamın Kıyısında, English title: The Edge of Heaven), 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 Nurse

TV series

• Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (2016) Kösem Sultan
• Paramparça (2014 ) Gülseren Gülpınar/ Gülseren Sonmez / Gülseren Gürpınar
• Cinayet (2013)
• Bebek Işi (2013) Candan
• Sultan (2012) Sultan
• Sensiz Olmaz (2011) Feryal
• Aşk ve Ceza (2010) Yasemin
• Ezo Gelin (2006) Ezo
• Belalı Baldız (2005) Arzu Parlak
• Melekler Adası (2004) Şerbet
• Asmalı Konak (2002) Bahar Karadağ
• 90-60-90 (2001) Deniz

Selin Tavuk

• İkinci Bahar (1999) Gülsüm

Awards

• Golden Boll Award for Best Actress (Borrowed Bride) 2005
• Sadri Alışık 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 Orange Award for Best Actress (Conscience) 2008
• 20. Sadri Alışık Acting Awards for Best Actress (Gece) 2014.

References

• Nurgül Yeşilçay at the Internet Movie Database
• Biyografi.info - Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay (Turkish)
• Sinematurk.com - Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay (Turkish)

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