Nurgul Yesilcay

Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyon, 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 "Best Actress" 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

  • *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
  • Best Actress(Borrowed Bride)2005
Sadri Alisik Acting Awards
  • Best Actress(Adam and the Devil) 2008
Modern Screen Actors Guild Awards(ÇASOD)
  • Best Actress(Adam and the Devıl-The Edge of Heaven) 2008
Golden Orange Film Festival
  • Best Actress (Conscience)2008