Nurgul Yesilcay Biography and Photos

Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey on March 26,1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she has performed several major roles for the stage, including Ophelia in Hamlet and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Theatre aside, she shot to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. She made her screen debut in 2001 in Semir Arslanyürek's feature Şelale, (The Waterfall). Currently she is having a relationship with Doğaçhan Dağı whom she met in the film set of Sultan.
She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.