Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress.
Biography Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar 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, Yeşilçay rose to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. She worked her first role with veteran actors Şener Şen, Türkan Şoray in İkinci Bahar. Her film Edge of Heaven won the prize for best screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with the film Vicdan. Also, she had hit comedy roles including 7 Kocalı Hürmüz, Belalı Baldız, Mahalleden Arkadaşlar, İşler Güçler.
Filmography FilmsYearTitleRoleNotes 1998 Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak Nurse Her first cinematic role 2001 Şellale Nergis 2002 Mumya Firarda Fatıma 2003 Asmalı Konak: Hayat Bahar Karadağ 2004 Anlat İstanbul Uyuyan Güzel Saliha 2005 Eğreti Gelin Kostak Emine 2007 Adem'in Trenleri Hacer 2007 The Edge of Heaven Ayten Öztürk 2008 Vicdan Aydanur 2009 7 Kocalı Hürmüz Hürmüz 2011 Çınar Ağacı Sonay 2013 Aşk Kırmızı Nazlıgül 2013Şanzelize Hırsızı NadyaShort film2014GeceSüsen2014Pek YakındaNurse2015Köstebekgiller: Perili OrmanKöstepemVoice2016İkinci ŞansYasemin2022Kim Bu Aile?Menekşe2022Mahalleden Arkadaşlarİlknur Web SeriesYearTitleRoleNotes2021Vahşi ŞeylerŞuleLeading role Television series Year Title Role Notes 1998–2001 İkinci Bahar Gülsüm Percons Meriç Her first TV role 2001 90-60-90 Deniz 2002–2003 Asmalı Konak Bahar Karadağ 1995–2007 Reyting Hamdi Nurgül Guest 2004–2005 Melekler Adası Şerbet, Ayşe 2005–2006 Belalı Baldız Arzu Parlak 2006–2008 Ezo Gelin Ezo Gündoğdu 2010–2011 Aşk ve Ceza Yasemin 2011–2012 Sensiz Olmaz Feryal 2012 Sultan Sultan 2013 İşler Güçler Nurgül YeşilçayGuest 2013 Galip Derviş Şeyda Sönmez 2013 Bebek İşi Candan (Anne) Leading role 2014 Cinayet Zehra Kaya2014–2016ParamparçaGülseren Gürpınar2016–2017Muhteşem Yüzyıl: KösemKösem Sultan2018–2019GülperiGülperi Çetin2020–2021KefaretZeynep Gökmen2022Son Nefesime KadarMihri Özbayden2023Veda MektubuAlanur Yıldız
Theater Aşk Gibi, 2002Tiyatro, Aşk Gibi, İstanbul.net, 17 May 2002 Sen Olmasaydın, 2006 (together with Cem Özer) Geleceğin Starı, 2018 (judge) Star TV Bir Barda Bir Gece
Awards Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2001 Journalists Association Magazine Best Actress 2002 Journalists Association Magazine 2005 Golden Boll Award 2007 Sadri Alışık Acting Awards Contemporary Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008Siyad Awards Golden Orange Award 2014 Golden Okra Award Best Female Character 2015 Sadri Alışık Acting Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 2017 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards Best Actress 2022 Next Generation Indie Film Awards Best Actress in a Feature Film 2024 Yıldız Technical University Honorary Award 2025 Best of Rumeli Awards Rumelian Women's Art Value
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Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay