Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay
Born	Nurgül Gültekin March 26, 1976 (1976-03-26) 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)
Website
www.nurgul-yesilcay.com

Nurgül Yeşilçay, née Gültekin, ( March 26, 1976) is a Turkish stage and film actress.

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.

Filmography

• 7 Husbands for Hurmuz'' (7 Kocalı Hürmüz) (2009), as "Hürmüz"
• Vicdan (2008), as Aydanur
• Yaşamın Kıyısında (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 Baldız (2005), as Arzu Parlak
• Melekler Adası (2004), as Şerbet
• Asmalı Konak (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 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

References

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

External links

• Nurgül Yeşilçay's official website
• Turkcediziler.com - Belalı Baldız

Awards
Preceded by not held	Golden Boll Award for Best Actress 2005 for Eğreti Gelin	Succeeded by Feride Çetin
Preceded by Özgü Namal	Golden Orange Award for Best Actress 2008 for Vicdan	Succeeded by Nergis Öztürk