Nihal Yalçın

Born

29 March 1981 (aged 45)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Nihal Yalçın was born on 29 March 1981 in Istanbul and spent her childhood in Kartal. She graduated from the acting department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory; in 2006 she completed her master's degree in advanced acting at Bahçeşehir University. After graduating she did voice-over work for a while, and from 2006 to 2012 she was part of the improvisational theater team Kurusıkı.

She entered cinema with the role of Zeyno Bacı in the film Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?. On television, she played Meryem in the last season of Avrupa Yakası and Açılay for two seasons in the series Yalan Dünya; she also drew attention with the types she created in the sketches of Okan Bayülgen's program Disko Kralı.

With the role of Goncagül in the film Kurtuluş Son Durak, she was chosen Best Supporting Actress in the comedy category at the 17th Sadri Alışık Awards. With her roles in Araf and as Türkan in Zeki Demirkubuz's film Yeraltı, she shared the Best Supporting Actress award at the 19th Altın Koza. She played Emine in Yavuz Turgul's film Yol Ayrımı; with her lead role in the film Zuhal she won the Best Actress Award at the 58th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival.

On stage, with Tatbikat Sahnesi's one-woman play Antabus she became Most Successful Actress of the Year at the 20th Afife Theater Awards. She also acted in the series İstanbullu Gelin and Oğlum.

Yalçın played Rukiye in Avşar Film's 2010 film Ay Lav Yu.