Hümeyra
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-10-15 in Ankara, Turkey
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.
Most Known For
Magnificent Century
as Remmal Elmas
The European Side
as İffet Sütçüoğlu
Yalan Dünya
as Çiğdem Alsancak
Sila
Sila
as Neşe
Persona
as Feza Yurtgil
My Grandfather's People
as Peruzat
A Son of the Sun
as Saadet Şemsigil
The Messenger
as Meryem / Rabia
Mine
as Perihan
The 80th Step
as Yetimhanenin hademesi
Miracle of Love
as Müzeyyen
Devlerin Ölümü
as Konsomatris/Yeni Dünya/Çilli/Hanende Melek
Üzgünüm Leyla
Guardian Angels
as Melek
Estağfurullah Yokuşu
as Fazilet
Kelebek Çıkmazı
as Nilgün
Yerim Seni
My Father and My Son
as Nuran
Whisper If I Forget
as Old Hatice / Old Ayperi