Hümeyra
ActingAlso Known As
Hümeyra Akbay, Fatma Hümeyra Akbay
Biography
From Wikipedia Hümeyra Akbay (Turkish pronunciation: [hymejˈɾaː akˈbaj]) (born 15 October 1947) is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the sitcom Avrupa Yakası and the feature drama My Father and My Son directed by Çağan Irmak. In the 1970s, her songs "Kördüğüm", "Sessiz Gemi", "Otuz Beş Yaş" were very successful. Her later albums Tutkulardan İntihar, Beyhude were outside the mainstream. "Tutkulardan İntihar" was one of the first examples of Turkish rap songs. She debuted in theater. Her debut acting in a feature film was Talihli Amele. In 1985, with Ferhan Şensoy's "Ortaoyuncular" troupe, she took part in the stage play İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı. In 1986, she won the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress Award with her performance in Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? at Antalya Film Festival. She was also awarded the honorary "Illuminating Apollo" award at the 10th İstanbul International Meeting of Cinema-History in 2007.
Movies
(23 total)
My Father and My Son
as Nuran
Heist School
as Fatma Hoca
My Grandfather's People
as Peruzat
Whisper If I Forget
as Old Hatice / Old Ayperi
The Messenger
as Meryem / Rabia
Husband Factor: Resurrection
as Cavide
A Son of the Sun
as Saadet Şemsigil
The Way We Are
as Nezihe
A Broken Love Story
as Aysel
How to Save Asiye
as Zehra
Mine
as Perihan
House of Nightmares - The Last Dance
as Müyesser
Kurt Kanunu
as Perihan Hanım
The 80th Step
as Yetimhanenin hademesi
Devlerin Ölümü
as Konsomatris/Yeni Dünya/Çilli/Hanende Melek
TV Shows
(14 total)
Magnificent Century
as Remmal Elmas
Persona
as Feza Yurtgil
The European Side
as İffet Sütçüoğlu
Yalan Dünya
as Çiğdem Alsancak
Sila
as Neşe
Miracle of Love
as Müzeyyen
Guardian Angels
as Melek
Kelebek Çıkmazı
as Nilgün
Annem Uyurken
as Gül
Estağfurullah Yokuşu
as Fazilet