Hümeyra
Acting • Born 1947-10-15
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
37 credits
The Messenger
Movie • 2008
Meryem / Rabia
My Grandfather's People
Movie • 2011
Peruzat
Heist School
Movie • 2006
Fatma Hoca
Kurt Kanunu
Movie • 1992
Perihan Hanım
The 80th Step
Movie • 1996
Yetimhanenin hademesi
How to Save Asiye
Movie • 1986
Zehra
Mine
Movie • 1982
Perihan
Whisper If I Forget
Movie • 2014
Old Hatice / Old Ayperi
Bir Kadının Anatomisi
Movie • 1995
Husband Factor: Resurrection
Movie • 2016
Cavide
My Father and My Son
Movie • 2005
Nuran
Parasız Yaşamak Pahalı
Movie • 1993
House of Nightmares - The Last Dance
Movie • 2006
Müyesser
A Son of the Sun
Movie • 2008
Saadet Şemsigil
Devlerin Ölümü
Movie • 1990
Konsomatris/Yeni Dünya/Çilli/Hanende Melek
A Broken Love Story
Movie • 1982
Aysel
The Way We Are
Movie • 2020
Nezihe
Talihli Amele
Movie • 1980
Köşe Dönücü
Movie • 1985
İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı
Movie • 1986
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
Movie • 2012
The Nameless Knight
Movie • 1970
Bir Yalnız Melek
Movie • 1990
Prenses
Miracle of Love
TV • 2023
Müzeyyen
Sila
TV • 2006
The European Side
TV • 2004
İffet Sütçüoğlu
Yalan Dünya
TV • 2012
Çiğdem Alsancak
Guardian Angels
TV • 2009
Melek
Üzgünüm Leyla
TV • 2000
Kelebek Çıkmazı
TV • 2007
Nilgün
Yerim Seni
TV • 1997
Annem Uyurken
TV • 2012
Gül
Estağfurullah Yokuşu
TV • 2003
Fazilet
Persona
TV • 2018
Feza Yurtgil
Sila
TV • 2006
Neşe
Magnificent Century
TV • 2011
Remmal Elmas
Sedef Kabaş ile Portreler
TV • 1997