Gupse Özay

Gupse Özay is a Turkish actress and scriptwriter.

Life and career

Gupse Özay was born in İzmir, Turkey. She is of Circassian descent. Gupse Özay studied at Radio Television and Cinema Department of Ege University. She was awarded with a documentary called Yaman Yaşamışım, which she shot with her friends during her university years. She played in Yalan Dünya as Nurhayat and became a social media phenomenon.

Filmography

• Yalan Dünya (2012-2014) Nurhayat
• Deliha (2014) Zeliha (wrote the script at the same time)
• Küçük Esnaf (2016) Burcu
• Görümce (2016) (also wrote the script)

Awards

• 2015 - 20. Sadri Alışık Cinema Awards, "Most Successful Female Player of the Year" (Deliha) in Musical or Comedy category^[1]

References