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Türkan Şoray was born in Istanbul in 1945. She is the most important Turkish actress and her nickname is “Sultan”. She studied at the Fatih High School for Girls. She made her film debut in 1960 at just 15 years old with the film “Aşk Rüzgarı”. After the movie′s success, Türker İnanoğlu, a ′Yeşilçam′ screenwriter, film director and producer began to mentor Türkan Şoray. For the next five years, Şoray appeared in over 60 movies. After her 1965 triumph, she was named one of Turkey′s four leading actresses. She created the famous “Şoray Rules” and would only work if the studio and the directors obeyed these rules. These ′Şoray Rules′ were seen by some as the demands of a Hollywood diva, but it did pay off as she was given the respect she wanted as well as the movie roles she desired. For the remainder of the 1960’s she starred in a further 48 films, making her one of Turkey′s most successful female artists in Turkish film history because she had acted in over 100 movies in the time span of ten years. In 1964, she won her first prize when she received the best actress prize at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for the film “Acı Hayat”. She was highly applauded for her movie choices as well as her ability to act in many different roles. She stared in "Vesikalı Yarim" for which she was given the best actress award for the second time in Antalya Film Festival. She went on working with respectable directors in her later years. One of these directors was Atıf Yılmaz with whom she worked on dramas and comedies. In the 1970′s she also acted in movies with a more realistic view. She directed 4 movies in those years as well including: “Yılanı Öldürseler” (1981, with Serif Gören), “Bordum Hakimi” (1976), “Azap” (1973) and “Dönüş” (1972). Her most recognized movies of the 1970’s included "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım", "Hazal", "Sultan", "Dönüş", "Baraj" and "Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur" etc. In those movies she was usually accompanied by the famous Turkish actor, Kadir İnanır. In 1980′s she began portraying women with female identity problems in movies like: "Mine", "Rumuz Goncagül" and "On Kadın" etc. In 1987 she won her third best actress award from Antalya Film Festival for the movie "Hayallerim, Aşkım ve Sen". After the 1990’s she emphasized her TV career. She stared in the dramas such as “İkinci Bahar” and “Tatlı Hayat”. As of the present day, she has stared in over 200 films.
Awards:
- 1964 Ist. Antalya Film Festival: “the most successful actress” in “Acı Hayat”.(Golden Orange)
- 1968 5th. Antalya Film Festival: “the most successful actress” in “Vesikalı Yarim”. (Golden Orange)
- 1969 Express Newspaper: “the actress of the year” with referendum.
- 1971 Express Newspaper: “the actress of the year” with referendum.
- 1973 5th. Adana Film Festival: “the most successful actress” in “Mahpus” (Golden Koza).
- Moscow Film Festival (Russia: “the special prize” in “Dönüş”.
- Ankara Press Association: “the artist of the year”.
- Kelebek newspaper: “the female artist of the year” by referendum.
- Cyprus Press Association: “the artist of the year”.
- Tercüman newspaper:"the best artist" by referendum.
- Izmir Woman Association: “the best actress” in “Dönüş”.
- 1978 Taşkent Film Festival: the traditional award of International Aytmatov Club in “Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım”.
- 1987 27th. Antalya Film Festival: “the best actress” in “Hayallerim, Aşkın ve Sen” (Golden Orange).
- 1990 2nd. İzmir Film Festival: award of “Golden Artemis Honor”.
- 1992 8th. Bastia Mediterranean Film Festival: “the best actress” in “Soğuktu ve Yağmur Çiseliyordu”.
- 1994 6th. Ankara Film Festival: “Emek prize”.
- 31st. Antalya Film Festival: “the best actress” in “Bir Aşk Uğruna” (Golden Orange).
- 1996 15th.International Istanbul Film Festival: the award of Film Honor.
- Magazine Press Organization, 4th. Golden Objective Award, Honor prize.
- 1999 Roma Film Festival: the big prize.
- 2nd. Flying broom Woman Film Festival: the prize of woman director.
- 2000 Marmara University, the Faculty of communication: a prize for the top people in 2000.
- 31st. Antalya Film Festival: “the best actress” in “Bir Aşk Uğruna” (Golden Orange).
- 2001 Sakıp Sabancı Turkish Heart Foundation:” the good heart prize” in “İkinci Bahar”.
- 2001 Istanbul University, the Faculty of Communication-Tekofaks Panasonic: “the award of successful communicator in 2000” in “İkinci Bahar”.
- Academy Istanbul: “the best artist of the year”.
Selected films:
-Siyah Melek (Zincirler Kırılırken) (1961)
-Melekler Şahidimdir (1961)
-Otobüs Yolcuları (1961)
-Lekeli Kadın (1962)
-Ekmekçi Kadın (1965)
-Çalıkuşu (1966)
-Ferhat ile Şirin (1966)
-Tapılacak Kadın (1967)
-Sinekli Bakkal (1967)
-Kahveci Güzeli (1968)
-Buruk Acı (1969)
-Fosforlu Cevriyem (1969)
-Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır (1970)
-Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz (1971)
-Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? (1973)
-Bodrum Hakimi (1976)
-Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım (1977)
-Yılanı Öldürseler (1981)
-Mine (1982)
-Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982)
-Rumuz Goncagül (1987)
-Hayallerim, Aşkım ve Sen (1987)
-Gramofon Avrat (1987)
-On Kadın (1987)
-Ada (1988)
-Berdel (1990)
-Yer Çekimli Aşklar (1995)
-Nihavent Muzice (1997)
-Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (2002)
-Mürüvvetsiz Mürüvvet (2004)
-Hayatımın Kadınısın (2006)
TV Dramas:
-Tatlı Betüş (1993)
-Bir Aşk Uğruna (1996)
-Gözlerinde Son Gece (2000)
-İkinci Bahar (2000)
-Tatlı Hayat (2002)
References:ansiklopedi.turkcebilgi.com,lidya.hacettepe.edu.tr/~b0152631/turkansoray.htm, tr.wikipedia.org,kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr,www.kimkimdir.gen.tr,www.biyografi.info.
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