Zuhal Olcay
Zuhal Olcay | |
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Born | Zuhal İşanç 10 August 1957 |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouses | Selçuk Yöntem
(m. 1976; div. 1979)Zafer Olcay
(m. 1980; div. 1987) |
Children | 1 |
Zuhal Olcay (Turkish pronunciation: [zuˈhal olˈdʒaj]; born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer.
Biography
Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. Since 1983 she also started being a film actress and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 she started a successful singing career.
In 2018, she was sentenced to 10 months in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She had reportedly revised the lyrics to the song "Boş Vermişim Dünyayı" (I Let Go of the World), to say "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it’s all empty, it’s all a lie, life will end one day and you’ll say 'I had a dream.'” A lawsuit was filed against her by the Istanbul Prosecutor's office for insulting the president during a concert in 2016, seeking a four-year prison sentence.[1]
Olcay was previously fined 10,620 lira ($2,708) for "insulting a public servant" in 2010.[2]
Filmography
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Discography
- Küçük Bir Öykü Bu (1989)
- İki Çift Laf (1990)
- Oyuncu (1993)
- İhanet (1998)
- Başucu Şarkıları (2001)
- Başucu Şarkıları 2 (2005)
- Aşk'ın Halleri (2009)
- Başucu Şarkıları 3 (2015)
- Artist Palas Müzikleri (2020)
References
- ^ "Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sentenced to 10 months in prison for 'insulting Erdoğan'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay jailed for insulting Erdogan | IOL News". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
- Zuhal Olcay at IMDb
- Zuhal Olcay's official website
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Zuhal Olcay
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Üsküdar
- Turkish stage actresses
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish female singers
- Turkish pop singers
- Turkish-language singers
- Best Supporting Actress Golden Orange Award winners
- Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners
- Best Actress Golden Boll Award winners
- Best Actress German Film Award winners
- Actresses from Istanbul
- Singers from Istanbul
- 20th-century Turkish actresses
- Ankara State Conservatory alumni