Hümeyra
Actor
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.
Filmography
Heist School
as Fatma Hoca 2006
My Grandfather's People
as Peruzat 2011
Whisper If I Forget
as Old Hatice / Old Ayperi 2014
The Messenger
as Meryem / Rabia 2008
Husband Factor: Resurrection
as Cavide 2016
A Son of the Sun
as Saadet Şemsigil 2008
The Way We Are
as Nezihe 2020
A Broken Love Story
as Aysel 1982
How to Save Asiye
as Zehra 1986
Talihli Amele
1980
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
2012
Mine
as Perihan 1982
House of Nightmares - The Last Dance
as Müyesser 2006
The Nameless Knight
1970
Kurt Kanunu
as Perihan Hanım 1992
The 80th Step
as Yetimhanenin hademesi 1996