Nurgül Yesilçay

Nurgül Yesilçay

actress, director, writer

Nurgül Yesilçay was born on Mar 26, 1976 in Turkey. Nurgül Yesilçay's big-screen debut came with Ikinci Bahar - Season 1 directed by Orhan Oguz in 1998. Nurgül Yesilçay is known for The Edge of Heaven directed by Fatih Akin, Baki Davrak stars as Nejat Aksu and Gürsoy Gemec as Sohn des Tankstelleninhabers. Nurgül Yesilçay has got 6 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Nurgül Yesilçay achieved is Next Generation Indie Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Nurgül Yesilçay plays is Beautiful Jinn which will be released on Feb 13, 2019.

Nurgül Yesilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish stage and film actress. Nurgül Yesilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskisehir. 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. Her movie, Edge of Heaven won the prize for best screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. She reported "big projects were offered to me by well-known producers in Cannes. But my son is a baby. I need begin new life. I can't." She made her screen debut in 2001 in Semir Arslanyürek's feature Sellale, (The Waterfall). She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with the movie Vicdan.

  • Birthday

    Mar 26, 1976
  • Place of Birth

    Afyon, Turkey

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 10 nominations

Next Generation Indie Film Awards
2022
Feature Film
Winner - Best Actress
Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards
2017
Best Actress
Winner - DIAFA Award
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