Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress.

Nurgül Yeşilçay
Nurgül Yeşilçay in Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
Born (1976-03-26) 26 March 1976 (age 48)
NationalityTurkish
EducationDrama
Alma materAnadolu University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(m. 2004; div. 2010)
Children1
AwardsGolden Boll Award for Best Actress (2005)
Golden Orange Award for Best Actress (2008)
Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (2017)

Biography

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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 worked her first role with veteran actors Şener Şen, Türkan Şoray in İkinci Bahar. Her film Edge of Heaven won the prize for best screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007.[1] She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with the film Vicdan. Also, she had hit comedy roles including 7 Kocalı Hürmüz, Belalı Baldız, Mahalleden Arkadaşlar, İşler Güçler.[2][3]

Filmography

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Films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak Nurse Her first cinematic role
2001 Şellale Nergis
2002 Mumya Firarda Fatıma
2003 Asmalı Konak: Hayat Bahar Karadağ
2004 Anlat İstanbul Uyuyan Güzel Saliha
2005 Eğreti Gelin Kostak Emine
2007 Adem'in Trenleri Hacer
2007 The Edge of Heaven Ayten Öztürk
2008 Vicdan Aydanur
2009 7 Kocalı Hürmüz Hürmüz
2011 Çınar Ağacı Sonay
2013 Aşk Kırmızı Nazlıgül
2013 Şanzelize Hırsızı Nadya Short film
2014 Gece Süsen
2014 Pek Yakında Nurse
2015 Köstebekgiller: Perili Orman Köstepem Voice
2016 İkinci Şans Yasemin
2017 Beautiful Jinn
(Turkish: Güzel Cin, Persian: جن زیبا)
Dilaram / Jinn Iranian-Turkish film
2022 Kim Bu Aile? Menekşe
2022 Mahalleden Arkadaşlar İlknur
Web Series
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Vahşi Şeyler Şule Leading role
Television series
Year Title Role Notes
1998–2001 İkinci Bahar Gülsüm Percons Meriç Her first TV role
2001 90-60-90 Deniz
2002–2003 Asmalı Konak Bahar Karadağ
1995–2007 Reyting Hamdi Nurgül Guest
2004–2005 Melekler Adası Şerbet, Ayşe
2005–2006 Belalı Baldız Arzu Parlak
2006–2008 Ezo Gelin Ezo Gündoğdu
2010–2011 Aşk ve Ceza Yasemin
2011–2012 Sensiz Olmaz Feryal
2012 Sultan Sultan
2013 İşler Güçler Nurgül Yeşilçay Guest
2013 Galip Derviş Şeyda Sönmez
2013 Bebek İşi Candan (Anne) Leading role
2014 Cinayet Zehra Kaya
2014–2016 Paramparça Gülseren Gürpınar
2016–2017 Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem Kösem Sultan
2018–2019 Gülperi Gülperi Çetin
2020–2021 Kefaret Zeynep Gökmen
2022 Son Nefesime Kadar Mihri Özbayden
2023– Veda Mektubu Alanur Yıldız

Theater

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  • Aşk Gibi, 2002[4]
  • Sen Olmasaydın, 2006 (together with Cem Özer)[5]
  • Geleceğin Starı, 2018 (judge) Star TV
  • Bir Barda Bir Gece[6]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Nurgül Yeşilçay'ın oğlunun reddedilmesine çok üzülmüş!".
  2. ^ "Nurgül Yeşilçay: 'Cengiz'in komedi oynama şeklini çok beğeniyorum' Cengiz Bozkurt: 'Adını duyduğumda havalara uçtum. Nurgül, Nurgül, Nurgül dedim'". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ^ "Nurgül Yeşilçay'ı 'Küçük Sultan' ilan ettiler". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ Tiyatro, Aşk Gibi, İstanbul.net, 17 May 2002
  5. ^ Ömür Gedik (28 March 2006). "Sen Olmasaydın". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Bir Barda Bir Gece'ye DasDas'ta prömiyer". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ^ "Sadri Alışık Sinema ve Tiyatro Oyuncu Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Hürriyet. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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Awards
Preceded by
not held
Golden Boll Award for
Best Actress

2005
for Eğreti Gelin
Succeeded by
Preceded by Golden Orange Award for
Best Actress

2008
for Vicdan
Succeeded by