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
- Hülya Koçyiğit ile Film Gibi Hayatlar as Herself - Presenter
- Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema as Self
2017
- 100 Muhteşem Yıl as Self
2009
- Golden Girls as İsmet
2008
- İzzet Günay Belgeseli as Self
2007
- PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri as Presenter
- Hicran Sokağı as Zümrüt
- Aşk Eski Bir Yalan as Zümrüt
- Anneler Günü as Handan
- Kabuslar Evi: Bir Kış Masalı as Gülseren
2004
- Wacky Class Welcome as Fatoş Hoca
- Sular Durulmuyor as Dilşad
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
- Bez Bebek as Melek
- Ponente Lighthouse as Fenerci Kadın
- 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
- Gülşah as Zeynep
- Sabıkalı
- Bir Araya Gelemeyiz
- Çirkef as Ayşe Yılmaz
1974
- İşte Hayat
- Blood Money as Hacer
- An Angel on Earth as Zehra
- Last House in Istanbul as Selma
- Kardeşim as Nermin
- El Kapısı
- Sokaklardan Bir Kız as Nuran
- Diriliş
- Aşkın Zaferi as Oya
1973
- The Wedding as Zelha
- The Bride as Meryem
- If Only Life Would Be Like a Feast as Ceylan Atesoglu
- İki Bin Yılın Sevgilisi
- Gökçe Çiçek as Gökçeçiçek
- Siyah Gelinlik as Pınar Sayan
- Rabia: İlk Kadın Evliya as Rabia
1972
- Sev Kardeşim as Alev Güler
- The Unexpected Guest as Pınar
- Zehra
- Azad Kuşu as Melek
- Sezercik Aslan Parçası as Sevim
- Vefasız as Zeynep
- Yağmur
- Kaderimin Oyunu as Selma
- I Will Cry Tomorrow
1971
- The Beauty of Beyoglu as Alev
- Once a Year as Nazlı
- Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Aynur
- Severek Ayrılalım as Meral Eresen
- Son Hıçkırık
- Kezban in Paris as Kezban
- Bebek Gibi Maşallah as Leyla
- Three Friends as Gül Peri
- I will not mention your name as Gül
- Beklenen Şarkı as Gül Deniz
- Bütün Anneler Melektir as Selma
- Hayatım Senindir
1970
- Kezban in Rome as Kezban
- Seven Ne Yapmaz as Sevda
- Güller ve Dikenler
- Söz Müdafaanın as Selma
- Streetwalker
- Zeyno as Zeynep
- Saadet Güneşi as Semra
- Kalbimin Efendisi as Alev
- Cemile: Yaralı Ceylan as Cemile
1969
- Altın Koza as Nominee
- The Empty Frame
- Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları as Fikret / Nedret
- Sen Bir Meleksin as Hülya
- Yarın Başka Bir Gündür as Gül Fatma Kunt
- Kınalı Yapıncak as Kınalı Yapıncak
- My Daughter and I
- Kızıl Vazo as Azize
- Uykusuz Geceler
1968
- Kezban as Kezban
- Kadın Asla Unutmaz as Nevin
- Küçük Hanımefendi as Neriman
- Kırmızı Fener Sokağı
- Vahşi Bir Erkek Sevdim as Cihan
- Funda as Fehiman
- Cemile: Yalancı as Cemile
- Sus Sus Kimseler Duymasın
- Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı as Yasemin Birman
- Sevemez Kimse Seni
- Hicran Gecesi as Ilhan
- Sarmaşık Gülleri as Gülseren
- Yalan Yıllar as LALE
1967
- Siyahlı Kadın as Serap
- Samanyolu as Zülal
- Gül Ağacı
- When the Rain Falls as Hülya
- Seni affedemem as Ferdide Baykara/Canan Öz
- The Ninth External Ward as Nüzhet
- Yaralı Kuş as Zeynep
- Hırçın Kadın
- Utanç Kapıları as SEVİM
1966
- O Kadın
- Kıskanç Kadın as Nevin Seden
- İntikam Ateşi
- Karaoglan: Camoka's Revenge
- Vahşi Sevda
- Yiğit Yaralı Olur as Gül
- Dişi Düşman as ASUMAN
- Kumarbazın İntikamı as Leyla
- I Love You
- Karanlıklar Meleği as Gül
- Denizciler Geliyor
- The Slandered Woman as Suzan
1965
- Posta Güvercini as Şahizer
- If a Woman Wants... as Nadya
- Nazar Değmez İnşallah as Belma
- Tehlikeli Adımlar as Semra
- From the Lips to the Heart as Lamia
- Sigh as Nalan
- Sevgili Öğretmenim as Hülya
- Aşk ve İntikam as Şermin
- Yıldızların Altında as Hülya
- Uzakta Kal Sevgilim as Hülya
- Serseri Aşık as Hülya
- Sevgim ve Gururum as Zerrin
1964
- Affetmeyen Kadın as Hülya
- Kavga Var as Ayten
- Taşralı Kız
- Ayşecik Çıtı Pıtı Kız as Sevim
- Ahtapotun Kolları
- Katilin Kızı as Gül
- Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere
- Bir icim su as Hülya
- Strike the Whore as Aliye
- Hepimiz Kardeşiz as Elif
- Son Tren as Pelin
1963
- Dry Summer as Bahar
- Young Girls as Oya Deren
- Şaşkın Baba as Leyla