Nurgül Yeşilçay

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

Theater Aşk Gibi, 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 Best Actress 2005 Golden Boll Award Best Actress 2007 Sadri Alışık Acting Awards Best Actress 2007 Contemporary Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actress 2008Siyad Awards Best Actress 2008 Golden Orange Award Best Actress 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