
Zuhal Olcay
Acting
Biography
Zuhal Olcay (born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer. Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. She played in hit series Yeditepe İstanbul. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 she began a successful singing career.
Born: August 10, 1957
Place of Birth: Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
Known For

Yeditepe Istanbul
When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in Olcay's old world, begin to get to like the mother and daughter. Some even fall in love.

Cloud in Love
After martial law is declared, Sibel is taken in. Sibel, who has completely lost her self after the torture, tries to hold on to life. But her husband Atilla's questions about what happened in Sibel's custody will become frequent.

Ateşten Günler

İffet
The young and beautiful Iffet lives with her father and younger sister, She is deeply in love with Cemil, a taxi driver at the local taxi station. Iffet dreams about the day when Cemil will propose to her. In fact, Cemil does not want to marry Iffet yet as he has bigger plans.

A Love Story
Korkut Ali is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family. Ceylan, on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga whom she is in love with. At a wedding ceremony, Korkut is shot in the head. The doctor saves him but Korkut has to live a bullet in his head with less than a year to live. After this unfortunate event, Korkut goes to Istanbul searching for his birth parents. He learns that his mother is a famous singer Gonul Karanli with a son, Tolga. Korkut feels so betrayed that his birth mom and his brother live a happy life in Istanbul. Will Korkut forget about his past and live the rest of his life peacefully? Will Ceylan manage to bring happiness to Korkut? Will Korkut take his revenge from his mother and his brother?

Farewell to False Paradise
Ironies abound in this extremely sad melodrama about Elif, a Turkish immigrant in Germany who has been sent to prison for murdering her abusive husband. At the time of her imprisonment, she has never ventured outside the Turkish community, and even there has had no friends because of the demands her husband placed on her. She speaks no German. Now, in a place which most people find to be hell on earth, she gains a never-before known taste of freedom among these strangers, who don't even speak her own language. Unfortunately, as a "guest worker," she is horrified to discover that she is soon to be transferred to the horrific prisons of Turkey and will stand trial there for her crime, which will be much less understandingly dealt with in her home country than it would have been in Germany. The false paradise she must say goodbye to is her German prison.

Love Likes Coincidences 2
An unforgettable love that overcomes all obstacles, even time, distance and falling apart.

Poison Ivy
Gecenin Ucunda - Adapted from Peride Celal’s best-selling novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of Macide, the daughter of a poor family, who falls in love with a married businessman. On her journey to find herself, she is tested by the greatest love of her life and by his world of wealth and power... This is, Gecenin Ucunda (At the End of the Night).

The Secret Face
A woman is searching for a face in photographs taken by a photographer. The face she hopes to meet one day belongs to a watch repairman, but the shop has long since closed.

Istanbul Beneath My Wings
During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which had been seized in the Mediterranean Sea is brought to Istanbul, and a young wounded lady named Francesca, the daughter of the killed Captain, becomes a slave for Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.
Filmography
as Keriman Akın
as Nevra Kültür
as Berrin Işık Kanbey
as Leyla
as Tomris
as Sema
as Süreyya Koran
as Gönül Karanli
as Dilek
as Konuk Oyuncu
as Peride
as Zeynep Murron
as Ayla Dinçer
as Şükran Aksu
as Olcay Turan
as Nefise
as Halide Edib
as Leyla
as Kösem Sultan
as Lerzan Bender
as Nesrin
as Hayal
as Woman
as Sibel
as Elif
as Zeynep
as Nesrin
as Ayşe
as Yazar'ın Eşi
as Sabahat
as Müjgan
as Performer