Hümeyra
Known for ActingBorn 1947-10-15Ankara, 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.
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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.
Known for
The Forgotten
1974 · as Şevkiye May
The Messenger
2008 · as Meryem / Rabia
My Grandfather's People
2011 · as Peruzat
A Son of the Sun
2008 · as Saadet Şemsigil
Husband Factor: Resurrection
2016 · as Cavide
The 80th Step
1996 · as Yetimhanenin hademesi
Devlerin Ölümü
1990 · as Konsomatris/Yeni Dünya/Çilli/Hanende Melek
My Father and My Son
2005 · as Nuran
A Broken Love Story
1982 · as Aysel
Heist School
2006 · as Fatma Hoca
The Way We Are
2020 · as Nezihe
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
2012
Whisper If I Forget
2014 · as Old Hatice / Old Ayperi
Talihli Amele
1980
Bir Kadının Anatomisi
1995
Bir Yalnız Melek
1990 · as Prenses
Parasız Yaşamak Pahalı
1993
İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı
1986