Hümeyra
Date of birth: 1947-10-15
Place of birth: Ankara, Turkey
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hümeyra Akbay, Fatma Hümeyra Akbay
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.
Movie Credits
The Messenger
2008-01-25
In a place where there is no time, a traveler comes to an unnamed village where we do not know where
My Grandfather's People
2011-11-25
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in t
Heist School
2006-10-20
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
Kurt Kanunu
1992-04-24
1926, Turkey. Anatolia is undergoing a difficult and harsh process marked by turmoil and uncertainty
The 80th Step
1996-01-01
The story of a group of former activist friends who came together after September 12 and questioned
How to Save Asiye
1987-03-09
After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the
Mine
1982-01-02
Mine is a gorgeous woman who gets the attention of all the men in town as well as the jealous glance
Whisper If I Forget
2014-10-29
An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of c
Bir Kadının Anatomisi
1995-09-29
A woman and the four men who enter her life... The search for happiness, marriages, arguments, separ
Husband Factor: Resurrection
2016-01-01
A girl tries to manage the demands of her traditional family's wishes and her own as she embarks on
My Father and My Son
2005-11-18
A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns
Parasız Yaşamak Pahalı
1993-11-11
House of Nightmares - The Last Dance
2006-01-02
Müyesser is a disabled old woman dependent on her daughter-in-law's care. She can neither walk nor s
A Son of the Sun
2008-11-06
Although it sounds good in theory, the miracle of becoming the Son of the Sun doesn't in practice tu
Devlerin Ölümü
1990-01-01
About a director who fights for making a different film about relationships between the sexes.
A Broken Love Story
1982-10-01
Fuat is forced into an "advantegeous" marriage to a rich girl due to his family financial lowness. H
The Way We Are
2020-01-10
A group of old friends get together to be with their beloved aunt/grandmother who took care of them
Talihli Amele
1980-01-15
A depiction of social satire, Talihli Amele [The Lucky Worker] (1980) shows the transformation of a
Köşe Dönücü
1985-01-01
The events that befell a young man obsessed with getting rich quick.
İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı
1986-01-01
Based on the life story of Karl Valentin, one of the few theater artists who was not banned in Germa
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
2012-04-16
Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and ar
The Nameless Knight
1970-01-01
Unlike all other films of Cuneyt Arkin, this film picture is taken by a highly skilled team with qui
Bir Yalnız Melek
1990-01-01