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Türkan Şoray

Acting Born Jun 28, 1945 İstanbul, Türkiye 24 credits

Biography

Türkan Şoray (born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. Having appeared in more than 222 films, Şoray has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide. 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 (Bitter Life). 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".

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Known for

Film

The Girl with the Red Scarf

as Asya

Full filmography

  • Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Winner
  • Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Presenter
  • Siyaset Meydanı (1994)
  • Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995) as Presenter
  • Altın Koza (1969) as Self - Winner
  • Second Spring (1998) as Hanım Meriç
  • Sweet Life (2001) as Sevinç Yıldırım
  • Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam (2012) as Hatice Sultan
  • The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977) as Asya
  • Aşk Yeniden (2007) as Lale
  • Golden Girls (2009) as İnci
  • Aynalar (1996)
  • Gözlerinde Son Gece (1996)
  • Love of Giant (1976) as Türkan
  • İşte Hayat (1974)
  • Vurgun (2008)
  • Blind Man's Bluff (1985) as Meral
  • Kara Gözlüm (1970) as Azize
  • Persecution (1972) as Ayla/Zaliha
  • Sultan (1978) as Sultan
  • Fire Piece (1971) as Azize
  • Hicran Sokağı (2007) as Sabahat
  • Cemile (2006)
  • Ten Women (1987)