Nazan Şoray

Nazan Şoray — Biography

Turkish actress and singer Nazan Şoray was born in Istanbul in 1954. Sources differ on her date of birth: some sources give 19 January 1954, while others list 5 January 1954. She is the sister of Türkan Şoray, the star known as the "Sultan" of Yeşilçam.

She entered films in 1968 and, during the most prolific years of Yeşilçam, built up more than thirty credits in a short span. Her debut was Yakılacak Kitap (1968), followed by Kan ve Kurşun (1970) and Vurguncular (1971), in which she played a character sharing her own first name. Her filmography clusters in 1969-1971, with titles such as Allı Gelin, Kapıcının Kızı, Newyorklu Kız and Katil Kim; later appearances include Kazım'a Ne Lazım (1975), Acı Günler (1981) and Balayı (1984).

She also worked as a singer, and "Hal Hal", written for her by Barış Manço, stands out among her recordings; its backstory resurfaced in the Turkish press decades later. In interviews she has said that she never married and did not pursue having children because of her demanding work schedule. She has continued to appear in the entertainment press into the 2020s, often alongside her sister.