| Hülya Avşar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1963 Balıkesir, Turkey |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Spouse |
Mehmet Tecirli (1982-1983)[1] Kaya Çilingiroğlu (1997-2005)[2] |
Hülya Avşar (born 10 October 1963 in Edremit, Balıkesir) is a Kurdish actress, talk show host, and pop folk singer.
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She graduated from Ankara Cumhuriyet Lisesi and started swimming professionally for DSI. In 1982, she and her family moved to Istanbul. Avşar attended a beauty pageant organized by Bulvar magazine which she won. Later, the organization revoked her crown when it was discovered that she had been divorced from a short time marriage. In 1983, she debuted as an actress in the movie Haram. In the following years, she played the lead role in over 70 movies, and won the best actress prize in the Moscow International Film Festival. In addition, she began a singing career, including a nation-wide concert tour and the release of 7 albums & 1 single to date.
In 2000, Avşar won the best female singer award by Kral TV. That year, she wrote for Günaydın newspaper as a columnist. Avşar is currently the editor of Hülya (a monthly magazine). She plays tennis on an amateur basis and won a championship in the TED 2001 tennis tournament.
Hülya Avşar is of Turkish descent on her mother's side and of Kurdish descent of her father's side.[3][4][5][6][7]. In 1982 Avşar married Mehmet Tecirli, an engineering student; however, they divorced shortly after once she became pregnant at the age of 16.[1] Avşar married for a second time in 1997 to Kaya Çilingiroğlu which ended in divorce in 2005; they have one daughter named Zehra.[2] She has also dated former 1987-88 European Golden Shoe football player Tanju Çolak[8] and businessman Sadettin Saran between 2007-10.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kahır | Hülya | |
| Haram | Hülya | ||
| Çelik Mezar | Gül | ||
| 1984 | Karanfilli Naciye | Naciye | |
| Tutku | Hacer | ||
| Ömrümün Tek Gecesi | Gülseren | ||
| Yabancı | Hülya | ||
| Kaptan | Melike | ||
| Güneş Doğarken | Nalan | ||
| Ayşem | Ayşe | ||
| Nefret | Hülya | ||
| 1985 | Tele Kızlar | Çağla | |
| Ölüm Yolu | Zeynep | ||
| Mavi Mavi | Sibel | ||
| Sekreter | Hülya | ||
| Tapılacak Kadın | Sabiha | ||
| Suçlu Gençlik | Neslihan | ||
| Paranın Esiri | Başak | ||
| 1986 | Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne | Fatmagül | |
| Uzun Bir Gece | Gülsüm | ||
| Dağlı Güvercin | Azize | ||
| Üç Halka 25 | Gülçiçek | ||
| Kısrak | Hülya | ||
| Aşk Hikayemiz | Sevda | ||
| Alın Yazım | Hülya | ||
| Sevda Ateşi | Maviş Gülcan | ||
| Mavi Melek | Billur Elif | ||
| 1987 | Yarın Yarın | Seyda | |
| Bir Kırık Bebek | Gülizar | ||
| Çil Horoz | Ayten | ||
| Geri Dön | Gamze | ||
| Alamancının Karısı | Zeliha | ||
| Ziyaret | Arzu | ||
| 1988 | Aşıksın | Deniz | |
| Hülya | Hülya | ||
| Melodram | Esra | ||
| 1989 | Öğretmen Zeynep | Zeynep | |
| Fotoğraflar | Neslihan | ||
| Fazilet | Fazilet | ||
| 1990 | Benim Sinemalarım | Nesibe | |
| 1993 | Hasan Boğuldu | Emine | |
| Berlin in Berlin | Dilber | ||
| 1995 | Bir Kadının Anatomisi | Sibel | |
| 1999 | Salkım Hanımın Taneleri | Nora | |
| 2002 | Yeşil Işık | Elif | |
| 2004 | Kalbin Zamanı | Belkıs | |
| 2005 | İki Genç Kız | Leman | |
| Hababam Sınıfı Askerde | Zehra | ||
| 2011 | 72.Kogus | Fatma |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Moscow International Film Festival | ||
| Preceded by Isabelle Huppert for Madame Bovary |
Best Actress for Berlin in Berlin 1993 |
Succeeded by Emmanuelle Béart for Une femme française |