Hümeyra

Acting Oct 15, 1947 (79 years old) Ankara, Turkey

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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.

38 Acting Credits

Acting

The Magnificent Century

as Remmal Elmas

2011

Hümeyra

Acting

The Magnificent Century

My Father and My Son

Persona

Heist School

My Grandfather's People

The European Side

Whisper If I Forget

The Messenger

Husband Factor: Resurrection

A Son of the Sun

Yalan Dünya

The Way We Are

Sila

Sila

A Broken Love Story

Talihli Amele

How to Save Asiye

Mine

Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

House of Nightmares - The Last Dance

The Nameless Knight

Miracle of Love

Guardian Angels

Kurt Kanunu