Türkan Şoray

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Jun 28, 1945 (79 years old)

Türkan Şoray

Known For

Her First
1h 15m
Movie 2019

Her First

Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two women spend two years shooting, make 5000 kilometers, talk to established women directors and record every moment of this journey of discovery and self-discovery. But the real journey is just about to begin.

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
1h 36m
Movie 2019

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.

Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam
1h 0m
TV Show 2012

Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam

Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam is a Turkish historical television series about Assassins, Tulip period and Patrona Halil rebellion in 18th-century Ottoman Empire. It was originally broadcast on Turkey's state television TRT.

Golden Girls
1h 15m
TV Show 2009

Golden Girls

Turkish remake of The Golden Girls.

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".