Mine Tugay is a Turkish theater and film actress of Circassian origin. The debut in the cinema took place in the school years in one of the Turkish television series. After receiving a professional education, she began to play on the stage of the Semaver Kumpanya Theater, and then continued her career in cinema.
In the creative biography of the actress, 21 roles in television and film projects. Tugay has won several awards: LIONS and Cinemapark festivals, as well as the Afife Jale Awards. She continues to work in the theater, starring in new films and commercials.
Facts from the biography
The future actress was born in Turkey in the summer of 1978. Since childhood, the girl was attracted by creativity, parents welcomed her hobby. She began to study music, dance early, and also attended a children's studio.
The girl received primary education at the Lyceum, where much attention was paid to the development of creative abilities of children. Mine tried to participate in all productions and concert events conducted by students. A talented girl was noticed and was soon invited to the shooting of a television project, where she got a small role. From that moment, she no longer doubted that she would devote her future life to art.
After receiving a secondary education, Tugai entered the University of Istanbul at the Faculty of Theater. Already in her student years, she began performing on the stage of the Masal Gercek Theater. The brilliant debut of the young actress attracted the close attention of spectators and theater critics. Many said that a beautiful future awaits the girl and she will become a real star of the scene.
After graduating from the conservatory, Tugay was immediately accepted into the troupe of the Semaver Kumpanya Theater and played on stage for several years. In her career, roles in performances: "Black Chicken", "Simurg", "Twelfth Night", "Bird's Descent", "Dal".
After some time, Mine decides to continue her studies again. The girl enters the private university of Bahcesehir University at the Faculty of Communications and in 2005 receives a master's degree.
Film career
One of the first serious works of the actress in the movie was the role in the television series "Aliya".
The melodrama tells the story of a family where the husband and wife, at first glance, are absolutely happy and bring up wonderful children. But one day the spouse finds out that the husband is cheating on her with a young lover who is expecting a child from him. The woman decides to pick up the children and leave the city. But the kids do not want their parents to part, and make every effort to make peace.
Mine continued her cinematic career in the films: “Call Love”, “Mental Wound”, “Gyulpara”, “Cat on the Road”, “School Class”, “Enemy in the Mirror”, “Closed Market”.
The actress is known to Russian lovers of television melodramas on the TV series: “Priceless Time”, “Tide”, “Shatter”, “Strawberry Smell”.
In 2019, Tugai began acting in the new project "Cruel Istanbul" in the role of Shenis Karachay. The film tells about the rich family of Agah Karajay, who lives in his huge house on the banks of the Bosphorus. The head of the family decides to find a wife for his nephew, who is confined to a wheelchair. At this time, the eldest son of Agah returns home from America and events begin to develop in a completely different way than his father intended.
