Türkan Şoray
Turkish actress, writer and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Türkan Şoray (Adyghe: Щорае Туркан; born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director.[1][2] She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey.[3] She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress at the 1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for the movie Acı Hayat.[3] Having appeared in more than 222 films, Şoray has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide.[4][5] On 12 March 2010, Şoray was chosen as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in Turkey, about which she said: "I think there is nothing that cannot be done with love. If we combine power with love, we can overcome many problems".[6]
Türkan Şoray | |
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Born | (1945-06-28) 28 June 1945 (age 78) |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation(s) | Film actress and director |
Years active | 1960–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Nazan Şoray (sister) |
Awards | Golden Orange for Best Actress (1964, 1968, 1987, 1994) Golden Boll for Best Actress (1972) Golden Orange for Life Achievement (1996) |
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Together with Hülya Koçyiğit, Filiz Akın and Fatma Girik, she is an icon for a golden age in Turkish cinematography[7] and is regarded as one of the four most important actresses in Turkish cinema. Out of these actresses, Şoray is the only one who also pursued a career in film directing, and directed the movies Dönüş (1972),[8] Azap (1973), Bodrum Hâkimi (1976), Yılanı Öldürseler (1981), and Uzaklarda Arama (2015).
With Kadir İnanır, she played in Kara Gözlüm, Unutulan Kadın, Dönüş, Gazi Kadın: Nene Hatun, Devlerin Aşkı, Bodrum Hakimi, Deprem, Dila Hanım, Cevriyem, Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, Aşk ve Nefret, Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar.[9]