Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Hulya Kocyigit , Хюлья Кочйигит

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey

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Movie Involvements: 68

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Hülya Koçyiğit (born 12 December 1947) is a Turkish actress. A prominent female lead in the Turkish cinema, she received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Altogether, she has acted in some 180 films. Koçyiğit decided to venture into cinema in 1963 after she was the runner-up in a beauty contest organized by the magazine Ses. Her debut film was the 1964 Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), which went on to win the Golden Bear Award at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. This honour was the first of its kind ever bestowed upon a Turkish movie. Derman, a film she starred in was the first Turkish film that played in five continents. Kurbağalar, another of her famous films was the first Turkish movie that was sold to international televisions. She received the distinction of "Turkish state artist" in 1991. Koçyiğit holds the distinction of being the Turkish actress of having won the most national and international awards and is probably, the most recognised face of the Turkish silver screen. Her movies between 1965 and 1974, her golden period, constantly captivated movie audiences.

Most Famous Work

Dry Summer
Average
7

Dry Summer

(1963) Bahar
The Bride
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7

The Bride

(1973) Meryem
The Wedding
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7

The Wedding

(1973) Zelha
Three Friends
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6

Three Friends

(1971) Gül Peri
Once a Year
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8

Once a Year

(1971) Nazlı
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
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7
Blood Money
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6

Blood Money

(1974) Hacer
I will not mention your name
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1

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Herself - Presenter
2014 Self
2009 İsmet
2007 N/A
Handan
Gülseren
2004 Dilşad
N/A
2001 Semra
1991 N/A
1990 Tözey
1989 N/A
1988 N/A
N/A
Fenerci Kadın
1986 N/A
1985 Elmas
1984 N/A
Seher Kaya
1983 Mürüvvet
1982 Selma Ataman
1981 Yıldız Şahin
1979 Güldane
1978 Leyla
1977 Ayfer Tezmen
Yasemin
1976 N/A
Selma Akova
1975 N/A
N/A
N/A
Zeynep
1974 N/A
N/A
Oya
Zehra
Hacer
Selma
1973 Zelha
Meryem
N/A
Gökçeçiçek
Ceylan Atesoglu
N/A
Rabia
1972 Sevim
Alev Güler
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Alev
Melek
N/A
1971 N/A
Leyla
Meral Eresen
Aynur
Selma
Gül Peri
Gül
Kezban
N/A
Nazlı
Gül Deniz
1970 Zeynep
Kezban
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sevda
Selma
Cemile
Alev
1969 N/A
Hülya
N/A
Azize
Fikret / Nedret
Kınalı Yapıncak
Gül Fatma Kunt
N/A
1968 Neriman
Kezban
LALE
Nevin
N/A
N/A
Yasemin Birman
Gülseren
N/A
N/A
Cemile
Ilhan
1967 N/A
Serap
Zülal
Zeynep
Hülya
SEVİM
N/A
Nüzhet
1966 N/A
N/A
ASUMAN
N/A
N/A
Leyla
Suzan
N/A
1965 Lamia
Nalan
Nadya
Hülya
Zerrin
Hülya
Belma
Semra
Hülya
Şermin
1964 Aliye
N/A
Sevim
Pelin
N/A
Gül
Ayten
N/A
N/A
1963 Bahar
Leyla
Oya Deren
Year Character Movie/Tv

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