Türkan Şoray
June 28, 1945 (80 years old) in İstanbul, Türkiye
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".
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · Her First as Self
- 2019 · Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema as Self
- 2017 · 100 Muhteşem Yıl as Self
- 2016 · Innocence of Memories as Actress
- 2014 · We Hit The Road as Self
- 2012 · Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam as Hatice Sultan
- 2009 · Golden Girls as İnci
- 2008 · Vurgun as
- 2008 · İzzet Günay Belgeseli as Self
- 2007 · Hicran Sokağı as Sabahat
- 2007 · Suna as Suna
- 2007 · Aşk Yeniden as Lale
- 2006 · Hayatımın Kadınısın as Asuman Karaca
- 2006 · Aşk Beklemez as Suna Serteri
- 2006 · Ayın Yıldızı as Karagümrüklü Karakız
- 2006 · Cemile as
- 2004 · Mürüvvetsiz Mürüvvet as Mürüvvet
- 2003 · Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar as
- 2001 · Sweet Life as Sevinç Yıldırım
- 1998 · Second Spring as Hanım Meriç
- 1997 · Nihavend Mucize as Suzan
- 1996 · Gözlerinde Son Gece as
- 1996 · Loves with Gravity as
- 1996 · Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets as Mehpare
- 1995 · Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri as Presenter
- 1994 · Basilisk as Şahmaran
- 1994 · Siyaset Meydanı as
- 1994 · Bir Aşk Uğruna as Selma
- 1993 · Tatlı Betüş as
- 1991 · Violet Bay as Neriman
- 1990 · It Was Cold and Raining as Leyla
- 1990 · Berdel as Hanım
- 1989 · A Dead Sea as Yüksel
- 1988 · Ada as Eser
- 1987 · My Dreams, My Love, and You as Derya Altınay
- 1987 · Wife as Gramophone as Cemile
- 1987 · Ten Women as
- 1987 · Rumuz Goncagül as
- 1985 · Blind Man's Bluff as Meral
- 1985 · One Woman One Life as Nuran
- 1984 · Bir Sevgi İstiyorum as
- 1983 · I Love You as Selma / Aygül
- 1983 · The Mistress as Feride
- 1982 · Mine as Mine
- 1982 · Seni Kalbime Gömdüm as Eylül
- 1981 · To Crush The Serpent as Esme
- 1979 · Resentful Flower as Zeynep
- 1979 · Hazal as Hazal
- 1978 · My Love, My Sorrow as Mehmene Banu
- 1978 · Sultan as Sultan
- 1978 · Sweet Nigar as Tatli Nigar
- 1978 · Cevriyem as Cevriye
- 1977 · The Girl with the Red Scarf as Asya
- 1977 · Madam Dilâ as Dila Hanım
- 1977 · Baraj as Aysel
- 1976 · The Earthquake as
- 1976 · Love of Giant as Türkan
- 1976 · The Judge of Bodrum as Nevin
- 1975 · Hunger as Meryem
- 1975 · Urgently Seeking Husband as Melike
- 1975 · İnce Memed Vuruldu as
- 1974 · Crazy People as Selma/Cavidan
- 1974 · İşte Hayat as
- 1974 · Bal Kız: Şenlik Var as Zelis
- 1974 · Yüreğimde Yare Var as Nurten
- 1974 · Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? as Asiye
- 1973 · Torment as Elif
- 1973 · Golden Butterfly Awards as Self - Winner
- 1973 · Golden Butterfly Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1973 · The Prisoner as Ümmühan
- 1973 · Gazi Kadın as Zeynep
- 1973 · Dert Bende as
- 1973 · Namus Borcu as Gurbet
- 1973 · The Liar as Zeynep
- 1973 · Güllü Geliyor Güllü as Güllü
- 1973 · Sultan Gelin as Sultan
- 1972 · Cemo as Cemo
- 1972 · Sisli Hatıralar as Dürrin Akbel
- 1972 · Çile as Elif
- 1972 · The Return as Gulcan
- 1972 · Persecution as Ayla/Zaliha
- 1972 · Vukuat Var as
- 1971 · Fire Piece as Azize
- 1971 · Sevmek ve Ölmek Zamanı as
- 1971 · Gülüm, Dalım, Çiçeğim as
- 1971 · Blue Scarf as Leyla
- 1971 · Angel or Devil? as Nesrin
- 1971 · A Woman Vanished as Selma
- 1971 · Hürmüz with Seven Husbands as Hürmüz
- 1971 · The Forgotten Woman as Zeynep / Hilda
- 1971 · Güllü as Güllü
- 1971 · Bir Genç Kızın Romanı as
- 1971 · Gelin Çiçeği as Zehra, Arzu
- 1970 · Buğulu Gözler as
- 1970 · Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır as
- 1970 · Arım Balım Peteğim as Zeynep
- 1970 · Hayatım Sana Feda as Zeynep
- 1970 · Crossroads as Feyza
- 1970 · Kara Gözlüm as Azize
- 1970 · My Sweet Angel as Leyla
- 1970 · Mercy as Zeynep
- 1970 · Mağrur Kadın as
- 1970 · Bülbül Yuvası as Nerime
- 1970 · Ağlayan Melek as Sabahat
- 1970 · Herkesin Sevgilisi as Zeynep
- 1969 · Autumn Winds as Nalan
- 1969 · I Want to Die With You as Selma
- 1969 · Altın Koza as Self - Winner
- 1969 · Fosforlu Cevriyem as Necla
- 1969 · Sana Dönmeyeceğim as Leyla Taner
- 1969 · Is It My Fault? as Müvin
- 1969 · Aşk Mabudesi as Leyla
- 1969 · Buruk Acı as Ülker Demirel
- 1969 · Hot Gypsy as Gelincik
- 1969 · Bana Derler Fosforlu as Fosforlu
- 1969 · Kölen Olayım as Azize
- 1968 · Ağla Gözlerim as Leyla
- 1968 · My Prostitute Love as Sabiha
- 1968 · The Most Beautiful Woman in the World as
- 1968 · Abbase Sultan as Abbase
- 1968 · Kahveci Güzeli as Nermin
- 1968 · Kadın İntikamı as Handan
- 1968 · Ayşem as Ayşe
- 1968 · The Jail Bride as Çengi Naciye
- 1968 · Kadın Severse as Leyla
- 1968 · Artık Sevmeyeceğim as
- 1968 · Aşk Eski Bir Yalan as Handan
- 1967 · Tapılacak Kadın as
- 1967 · Mother as Döndü
- 1967 · Sinekli Bakkal as Rabia
- 1967 · The Immortal Woman as Serap
- 1967 · Her Zaman Kalbimdesin as Fatma
- 1967 · A Mountain Tale as Lale
- 1967 · The Crying Woman as Şükran, Leyla
- 1967 · Kelepçeli Melek as Nevin Erdem
- 1967 · Ayrılsak da Beraberiz as Fatma
- 1966 · The Revenge of the Angels as Türkan/Peri
- 1966 · Karanfilli Kadın as
- 1966 · The Wedding Night as Zeynep / Tülin
- 1966 · Kenarın Dilberi as
- 1966 · Virago as Nermin
- 1966 · Golden Earrings as Aylin
- 1966 · The Sinful Woman as Türkan
- 1966 · Meyhanenin Gülü as Gül
- 1966 · The Evening Sun as Jülide
- 1966 · Anaların Günahı as Sevim
- 1966 · The Stranger's Daughter as Nazan
- 1966 · The Wren as Feride
- 1966 · Black Rose as Gül
- 1966 · The Woman Of My Life as
- 1966 · The Washer Beauty as
- 1965 · Black Eyes as Türkan
- 1965 · Wild Bride as Ayşegül Arsev
- 1965 · I’m Not Worthy of You as Türkan
- 1965 · My Neighbor's Chicken as Türkan
- 1965 · The Bread Seller Woman as Ayşe/Zehra/Leyla
- 1965 · A Strange Wedding as Zeynep Gökalp
- 1965 · Elveda Sevgilim as Türkan Kadiroğlu
- 1965 · Farewell Kiss as Türkan
- 1965 · Bitch as Naciye/Türkan
- 1965 · Seven Kadın Unutmaz as Türkan
- 1964 · Anasının Kuzusu as
- 1964 · Gözleri Ömre Bedel as Leyla Arseren
- 1964 · Adanalı Tayfur Kardeşler as Türkan
- 1964 · Dağlar Aslanı Ali Efe as
- 1964 · The Bomb Girl as Leyla
- 1964 · Fate Knocks as Leyla
- 1964 · Some Like it Hot as Gülten
- 1964 · Mualla as Mualla
- 1964 · The Orphan Girl as
- 1964 · The Adventure Woman as
- 1964 · Wind of Youth as Fatma Nur Erden
- 1964 · Bücür as
- 1964 · After Years as Berna Ekmekçigil
- 1964 · The Angry Young Man as Avukat Sevil
- 1963 · Dear Madam as Türkan Bayraktar
- 1963 · İki Kocalı Kadın as Sibel
- 1963 · The Stolen Love as Aysel / Günsel
- 1963 · Osman Killed Me as Türkan
- 1963 · Badem Şekeri as Güner Pirinçeken
- 1963 · Naughty Girl as Suna
- 1963 · Ayşecik Canımın İçi as
- 1963 · Young Girls as Eylül
- 1963 · The King of Mountains as Türkan Sultan
- 1963 · Bitter Love as
- 1963 · Küçük Beyin Kısmeti as Pervin
- 1963 · Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek as Türkan
- 1962 · The Love Race as Zeynep
- 1962 · The Tough Groom as Gönül
- 1962 · What a Sweet Thing as Canan
- 1962 · Acı Hayat as Nermin
- 1962 · Demirep as Türkan Güneş
- 1962 · The Man in Glass as
- 1962 · Ümitler Kırılınca as Oya
- 1962 · Dikmen Yıldızı as
- 1962 · Allah Seviniz Dedi as
- 1962 · Biz de Arkadaş mıyız? as Nihal
- 1962 · I Loved an Outlaw as
- 1962 · Billur Köşk as
- 1962 · Red Carnations as Türkan
- 1961 · Otobüs Yolcuları as Nevin
- 1961 · The Charming Bandit as Emine
- 1961 · Kardeş Uğruna as
- 1961 · Kaderin Önüne Geçilmez as
- 1961 · Afacan as
- 1961 · Siyah Melek as Nesrin
- 1961 · Love and Punch as Tülin
- 1961 · The Shameless Man as Sevim
- 1961 · Remember, Darling as Türkan
- 1961 · Dikenli Gül as Gül
- 1961 · Heart to Heart as Nazan
- 1961 · Angels are My Witnesses as Zeynep
- 1960 · The Wind of Love as Nil
- 1960 · Güzeller Resmi Geçidi as Ayşe Güner
- 1960 · Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim as