Zuhal Olcay (Turkish pronunciation: [zuˈhal olˈdʒaj]; born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer.
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Born | Zuhal İşanç (1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 65) Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouses | Selçuk Yöntem
(m. 1976; div. 1979)Zafer Olcay
(m. 1980; div. 1987) |
Children | 1 |
Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 she began a successful singing career.
In 2018, she was sentenced to 10 months in prison for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She had reportedly revised the lyrics to the song "Boş Vermişim Dünyayı" (I Let Go of the World), to say "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it's all empty, it's all a lie, life will end one day and you'll say 'I had a dream.'" A lawsuit was filed against her by the Istanbul Prosecutor's office for apparently insulting the president during a concert in 2016, seeking a four-year prison sentence.[1]
Olcay was previously fined 10,620 lira ($2,708) for "insulting a public servant" in 2010.[2]
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Preceded by Asuman Arsan |
Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actress 1984 for İhtiras Fırtınası |
Succeeded by Keriman Ulusoy |
Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Actress 1985 for Amansız Yol |
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Preceded by | German Film Prize for Best Actress 1989 for Abschied vom falschen Paradies with Heidemarie Hatheyer, Ayse Romey and Dana Vávrová |
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Preceded by | Golden Boll Award for Best Actress 1993 for İki Kadın 1994 |
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Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
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Golden Orange Award for Best Actress | |
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Golden Boll Award for Best Actress | |
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International Istanbul Film Festival - Best Actress | |
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Başak Köklükaya (2000) • Sanem Çelik (2001) • Zuhal Olcay and Serra Yılmaz (2002) • Suna Selen (2003) • Rüçhan Çalışkur (2004) • Yelda Reynaud (2005) • Şerif Sezer (2006) • Özgü Namal (2007) • Ayça Damgacı (2008) • Derya Alabora (2009) • Şenay Orak (2010) • Nazan Kesal (2011) • Sanem Öge (2012) • Sema Poyraz (2013) • Vahide Perçin (2014) • Asiye Dinçsoy (2016) • Ecem Uzun (2017) • Demet Evgar (2018) • Cemre Ebüzziya, Ece Yüksel and Helin Kandemir (2019) • Ece Dizdar and Selen Uçer (2020) • İlayda Elif Elhih (2021) • Ece Yüksel (2022) |
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