Nihal Yalçın (born 29 March 1981) is a Turkish actress.
Nihal Yalçın | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1981 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Career
editIn 2005 she appeared in the movie Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? as Zeyno Bacı and in 2009 in Ay Lav Yu as Rukiye. She briefly joined Avrupa Yakası as Meryem.
She prepared a segment called "Life Sux" in Okan Bayülgen's Disko Kralı. She had appeared in the role of several fictional characters for Disko Kralı including "Nahide Ekengil": an electronic-pop singer, "Ayla Tanyürek", "Fahriye Soykır": Turkish actress and Şahane Çancı: animal rights activist.
In 2012 she was cast in one of the prominent roles in Yalan Dünya as Açılay.[1]
Musical career
editShe occasionally performs as her fictional characters in the TV series, examples of which include her performance of "Sahibinin Sesi", "Alamazsın Sen Beni" and "Pilates" as Nahide Ekengil. All three songs were written by herself. In 2011 she appeared in Little Caesars commercial where she performed the song "Küçük Sezar" as "Ne'li". Later this song was released as a promotional single. In 2012, she performed "Bir Mumdur" and "Dertler Benim Olsun" covers and "Ne Kadar Güzelsin" in Kurtuluş Son Durak. "Bir Mumdur" and "Dertler Benim Olsun" are well-known songs in Turkey, while "Ne Kadar Güzelsin" is written by herself.
Personal life
editShe is of Alevi Zaza descent and has 3 sisters and a brother.[2][3] She graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory with acting major. Then she made advanced acting masters in Bahçeşehir University.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? | Bacı Zeyno | Film | |
| 2007 | Şöhret Okulu | Sirvan | TV series | |
| Valley of the Wolves | Actress | 1st season | ||
| 2009 | Ay Lav Yu | Rukiye | Film | |
| Kış Masalı | Figen | TV series | ||
| Güldünya | Guest actress | |||
| Hayatın Tuzu | Süheyla | Film | ||
| Avrupa Yakası | Meryem | 6th season | TV series | |
| 2010 | Cümbür Cemaat Aile | Rahime Yıldız | ||
| 2012 | Kurtuluş Son Durak | Goncagül | Film | |
| 2012–2013 | Yalan Dünya | Açılay | Seasons 1-2 | TV series |
| 2012 | Berlin Kaplanı | Elvan | Film | |
| 2012 | Yeraltı | Türkan | ||
| 2012 | Araf | Derya | ||
| 2015 | Beş Kardeş | Canan | TV series | |
| 2017 | Yol Ayrımı | Film | ||
| 2019 | İstanbullu Gelin | Güneş Köksal | TV series | |
| 2021 | Seni Buldum Ya! | Film | ||
| Kırmızı Oda | Rezzan | TV series | ||
| 2022– | Oğlum | Melike Özyürek |
Awards
edit- 19th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival Best supporting female actress (for Yeraltı and Araf)
- 17th Sadri Alışık Awards Best supporting female actress (Comedy) (for Kurtuluş Son Durak)
References
edit- ^ Nihal Yalçın, 'Yalan Dünya'dan ayrıldı, Radikal, 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Oğlan çocuğu gibi büyüdüm". Hürriyet. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Nihal Yalçın: 13 Yaşında Alevi Olduğumu Öğrendim | Dersim News, Dersim Haber, Dersim, Tunceli Haber, Dersim Haber Sitesi, Dersim Haberleri, Tunceli Haberleri,Dersim 38, Kırmancki, Zazaca, Dersimce, Alevi Haberleri, Pülümür, Hozat, Ovacık, Mazgirt, Nazımiye, Çemişgezek, Erzincan, Erzincan Haber, Varto, Varto Haber, Kiğı, Kiğı Haber, Bingöl, Bingöl Haber, Gündem, Haber, Haberler, Avrupa Haber, Alevi Haber, Alevi Haberleri". Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
External links
edit- Nihal Yalçın at IMDb