Hülya Koçyiğit
Born: 1947-12-12 in Istanbul, Turkey
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2019
- Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema as Self
- Hülya Koçyiğit ile Film Gibi Hayatlar as Herself - Presenter
2017
- 100 Muhteşem Yıl as Self
2009
- Golden Girls as İsmet
2008
- İzzet Günay Belgeseli as Self
2007
- Anneler Günü as Handan
- PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri as Presenter
- Hicran Sokağı as Zümrüt
- Aşk Eski Bir Yalan as Zümrüt
- Kabuslar Evi: Bir Kış Masalı as Gülseren
2004
- Sular Durulmuyor as Dilşad
- Wacky Class Welcome as Fatoş Hoca
2003
2001
- The Waterfall as Semra
1994
1991
- Laf Lafı Açıyor
- A Woman as Füsun
1990
- Women's Ward as Tözey
1989
- Hiçbir Gece as Sevda Tanyeri
1988
- Ponente Lighthouse as Fenerci Kadın
- Bez Bebek as Melek
- Captives of a Night Dance as Zeynep
1986
- Dikenli Yol
- Gülçiçek as Gülçiçek
1985
- The Frogs as Elmas
1984
- The Escape
- Yavrularım as Seher Kaya
1983
- Remedy as Mürüvvet
1982
- Gazap Rüzgarı as Selma Ataman
1981
- Herhangi Bir Kadın as Yıldız Şahin
1979
- Germany, Bitter Home as Güldane
1978
- Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir as Leyla
1977
- Station as Yasemin
- I Cannot Live Without You as Ayfer Tezmen
1976
- Şoför
- Gülşah Küçük Anne as Selma Akova
1975
- İşte Hayat as Ayşe
- Bir Araya Gelemeyiz
- Gülşah as Zeynep
- Sabıkalı
- Çirkef as Ayşe Yılmaz
1974
- Blood Money as Hacer
- İşte Hayat
- Last House in Istanbul as Selma
- Kardeşim as Nermin
- An Angel on Earth as Zehra
- Sokaklardan Bir Kız as Nuran
- Aşkın Zaferi as Oya
- El Kapısı
- Diriliş
1973
- The Wedding as Zelha
- The Bride as Meryem
- If Only Life Would Be Like a Feast as Ceylan Atesoglu
- İki Bin Yılın Sevgilisi
- Rabia: İlk Kadın Evliya as Rabia
- Gökçe Çiçek as Gökçeçiçek
- Siyah Gelinlik as Pınar Sayan
1972
- Sev Kardeşim as Alev
- The Unexpected Guest as Pınar
- Zehra
- Azad Kuşu as Melek
- Kaderimin Oyunu as Selma
- Sezercik Aslan Parçası as Sevim
- I Will Cry Tomorrow
- Vefasız as Zeynep
- Yağmur
1971
- Son Hıçkırık
- The Beauty of Beyoglu as Alev
- Once a Year as Nazlı
- Three Friends as Gül Peri
- Severek Ayrılalım as Meral Eresen
- Bebek Gibi Maşallah as Leyla
- Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Aynur
- Hayatım Senindir
- Beklenen Şarkı as Gül Deniz
- Kezban in Paris as Kezban
- Bütün Anneler Melektir as Selma
- I will not mention your name as Gül
1970
- Streetwalker
- Zeyno as Zeynep
- Seven Ne Yapmaz as Sevda
- Kezban in Rome as Kezban
- Kalbimin Efendisi as Alev
- Söz Müdafaanın as Selma
- Cemile: Yaralı Ceylan as Cemile
- Güller ve Dikenler
- Saadet Güneşi as Semra
1969
- Altın Koza as Nominee
- The Empty Frame
- Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları as Fikret / Nedret
- Uykusuz Geceler
- My Daughter and I
- Kınalı Yapıncak as Kınalı Yapıncak
- Sen Bir Meleksin as Hülya
- Kızıl Vazo as Azize
- Yarın Başka Bir Gündür as Gül Fatma Kunt
1968
- Küçük Hanımefendi as Neriman
- Vahşi Bir Erkek Sevdim as Cihan
- Kadın Asla Unutmaz as Nevin
- Sus Sus Kimseler Duymasın
- Kezban as Kezban
- Kırmızı Fener Sokağı
- Cemile: Yalancı as Cemile
- Hicran Gecesi as Ilhan
- Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı as Yasemin Birman
- Funda as Fehiman
- Yalan Yıllar as LALE
- Sevemez Kimse Seni
- Sarmaşık Gülleri as Gülseren
1967
- Siyahlı Kadın as Serap
- Gül Ağacı
- Samanyolu as Zülal
- Kardeş Kavgası
- Parmaklıklar Arkasında
- The Ninth External Ward as Nüzhet
- Utanç Kapıları as SEVİM
- When the Rain Falls as Hülya
- Hırçın Kadın
- Yaralı Kuş as Zeynep
- Seni affedemem as Ferdide Baykara/Canan Öz
1966
- O Kadın
- Struggle for Love
- Kıskanç Kadın as Nevin Seden
- Vahşi Sevda
- İntikam Ateşi
- Karaoglan: Camoka's Revenge
- The Slandered Woman as Suzan
- Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Gül
- Kumarbazın İntikamı as Leyla
- Dişi Düşman as ASUMAN
- Denizciler Geliyor
- I Love You
- Karanlıklar Meleği as Gül
1965
- Posta Güvercini as Şahizer
- Sigh as Nalan
- Yıldızların Altında as Hülya
- Aşk ve İntikam as Şermin
- If a Woman Wants... as Nadya
- Nazar Değmez İnşallah as Belma
- Sevgili Öğretmenim as Hülya
- Sevgim ve Gururum as Zerrin
- Uzakta Kal Sevgilim as Hülya
- Tehlikeli Adımlar as Semra
- Serseri Aşık as Hülya
- From the Lips to the Heart as Lamia
1964
- Katilin Kızı as Gül
- Kavga Var as Ayten
- Affetmeyen Kadın as Hülya
- Ahtapotun Kolları
- Taşralı Kız
- Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere
- Ayşecik Çıtı Pıtı Kız as Sevim
- Son Tren as Pelin
- Hepimiz Kardeşiz as Elif
- Bir icim su as Hülya
- Strike the Whore as Aliye
1963
- Dry Summer as Bahar
- Şaşkın Baba as Leyla
- Young Girls as Oya Deren