Turkish actress Hulia Avshar is familiar to Russian viewers on the television series “The Magnificent Century: Kösem Empire, ” where she plays the wise, visionary and patient Safiye Sultan. At home, she is known as a leading TV show, singer and owner of Hulya magazine.
Biography
Hulia Avshar was born in the Turkish city of Edremit in 1963, Kurdish and Turkish blood flows in her veins. From childhood, Hulia loved sports, especially swimming, and in her youth she thought she could connect her destiny with this sport. After school, the girl entered the Ankara State School, and then began to build a career as a professional swimmer.
Soon, the Avshar family moved to Istanbul, where new perspectives opened up for Huglia: she decided to participate in a national beauty contest. She probably only knows how many obstacles the provincial woman had, but she overcame everything and won this competition.
True, the prize money was not paid to her: according to the terms of the competition, the participants must be unmarried, and Hulia was already married as a student. She also did not receive the title of winner, but now she was opened the way to the cinema.
Actress career
Avshar debuted in 1983 in the series "Prohibition." From this year, she began acting in 2-3 series a year at a time, and then her portfolio was replenished with feature films, where she played the main roles.
The most favorite films with the participation of Hulia, viewers consider the paintings "For one night in my life", "Jewels of Mrs. Salkim." "Our love story". No matter where the actress is shot, each role turns out to be special. And with one series, a touching story is completely connected: for the role in the series "Blue, Blue", Hulia received the special name "Mavish" - by the color of her blue eyes.
Hulia Avshar is very much appreciated at home for her work, and in Russia she received the Moscow Film Festival award in 1993 for the best female role in the film "Berlin in Berlin". This is her only authoritative award so far, however, given that the actress has many roles and many paintings in her plans, there is a good chance that the awards are still ahead.
One of the significant roles of Hulia in recent years is the role of Safiye Sultan in the series, which was shown on Russian television: "The Magnificent Century: Kösem Empire." The image of a strong woman is very suitable for this colorful actress.
This film in the Avshar portfolio is considered the best. Perhaps because by the age of fifty her skill was perfected, now she can embody the most complex images on the screen. During the filming of this film, Huglia had to endure many unpleasant moments. At one time, everyone around started talking that this was not her role: journalists, critics, and spectators. The director was at a loss, because the contract had already been signed, and work was in full swing.
Then the actress Nebahat Chehre came to the rescue, who played the role of Valide Sultan in the same tape. This actress enjoys great authority in Turkey, and when she stood up for a colleague, the public accepted this opinion, and the film continued without excesses.
Despite such nuances, Hulia is a very confident person in her life, she knows how to value her talent and respects herself as a woman. As one of the proofs of this, the movie "Selfie", shot in 2018. She shot this picture herself as a director, was a screenwriter and producer here. And, of course, played a major role in this film. Selfie talks about the life of a girl who grew up on the outskirts of Istanbul and became an actress thanks to her determination. This is the biography of Avshar herself, her life and career, depicted in the comedy genre. That is, everything that happened in the life of an actress, she is easy and simple from the height of her past years.
Because she has a lot of plans, a lot of things that she does in life, and there is no time to grieve over the past. Moreover, when you consider that working in the movies for Huglia is not the only occupation. She starred in videos, in commercials, leads online headings and television shows, owns Hulya magazine and works as a journalist in it.
Also in Turkey Avshar is known as a singer: she performs in musicals, releases solo albums. She has been singing since childhood, and in the eighties she began to record her albums - she already has nine discs. In 2000, Kral TV recognized her as the best singer of the year.
Hulia didn’t forget about sport: in her homeland, she organized the charity tennis tournament Hülya Avsar Cup, at which young athletes perform, showing their skills. This tournament helps them to believe in themselves and make a sports career. The actress herself plays tennis well, she participates in amateur tournaments, and has repeatedly been a winner. She also writes articles on sports topics, and many fans listen to her opinion.
