Personal Info
Birth date
1957-08-10 (67 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
Also known as
-Zuhal Olcay
Biography
Zuhal Olcay (born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer. Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. She played in hit series Yeditepe İstanbul. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 she began a successful singing career.
Filmography
Yeditepe Istanbul
8.8
Overview:
When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in Olcay's old world, begin to get to like the mother and daughter. Some even fall in love.Flames of Fate
6.4
Overview:
Cemre, along with her little daughter, tries to escape the violent nightmare of a marriage she has fallen into after fondly getting married... Rüya who has never faced the bitter side of truth in her beautiful, privileged life... Çiçek, who is on the verge of losing her identity and her beauty that is identical to her existence, while trying to start a clean slate to a happy life. These three women whose characters and stories are very different from one another cross paths during a fire in a cistern. Nothing will ever be the same once the flames calm down.A Love Story
7.5
Overview:
Korkut Ali is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family. Ceylan, on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga whom she is in love with. At a wedding ceremony, Korkut is shot in the head. The doctor saves him but Korkut has to live a bullet in his head with less than a year to live. After this unfortunate event, Korkut goes to Istanbul searching for his birth parents. He learns that his mother is a famous singer Gonul Karanli with a son, Tolga. Korkut feels so betrayed that his birth mom and his brother live a happy life in Istanbul. Will Korkut forget about his past and live the rest of his life peacefully? Will Ceylan manage to bring happiness to Korkut? Will Korkut take his revenge from his mother and his brother?Poison Ivy
6.8
Overview:
Gecenin Ucunda - Adapted from Peride Celal’s best-selling novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of Macide, the daughter of a poor family, who falls in love with a married businessman. On her journey to find herself, she is tested by the greatest love of her life and by his world of wealth and power... This is, Gecenin Ucunda (At the End of the Night).Aslında Özgürsün
6.7
Overview:
Berna and Belgin are two 40-year-old women who oppose the rules imposed by society and men. These women, who live different lives from different environments but have to struggle with similar problems, are in search of freedom and identity.High Society
5.2
Overview:
Kerem is a young and hardworking man who comes from a poor family. His father works as a gardener and his mother works as a cook for a rich family. Cansu is the youngest daughter of a wealthy family from high society. Despite her wealth, she is not happy at all. One day, she accidentally meets a fortune teller who says that Cansu would find a true love if she reads the signs. Out of pure coincidence, Cansu finds herself at Olivia and starts to work there as a sales person. Olivia becomes a complicated place: Kerem thinks that Cansu is a poor girl and starts to have feelings for her. Cansu thinks that Kerem is a decent man even though he cmes forom a high society and starts to have feeling for him.The Market
5.7
Overview:
Münevver has left her fate in the hands of a stranger in order to save her family. Her journey, which begins in a small coastal town, carries the dark secrets of the past and the ruthless reckonings of the future to the glittering world of Istanbul. In this world, Türkiye's biggest star Kenan Akın is in the leading role behind the glittering scenes, with his own loneliness and addictions that he cannot escape. But neither the glittering scenes nor the dark secrets can hide the manipulative power behind Kenan which is his mother Keriman Akın. While Ahsen Çevik's pen searches for the truth of the story, she faces a different secret in every line. While Özge and Gani Ceylan are in the middle of a difficult love story, tossed between family ties and individual ambitions, they find themselves at the center of these secrets together with Münevver.İffet
7.444
Overview:
The young and beautiful Iffet lives with her father and younger sister, She is deeply in love with Cemil, a taxi driver at the local taxi station. Iffet dreams about the day when Cemil will propose to her. In fact, Cemil does not want to marry Iffet yet as he has bigger plans.You Do You
6.306
Overview:
Merve chose the bohemian life, but it didn't choose her back. Faced with eviction, she starts a new job and stumbles into a spicy setup with her boss.Love Likes Coincidences 2
6.9
Overview:
An unforgettable love that overcomes all obstacles, even time, distance and falling apart.The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
5.056
Overview:
A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the first world war. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers a vile Turkish plot to assassinate French espionage agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits him in Transylvania where he engages in a mortal combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and his horrific army of the living dead. With his life at stake, Indy must garner all his strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend and save mankind.Pains of Autumn
5.2
Overview:
When a nationalistic wealthy landowner's idealist son falls for a non-muslim prostitute, he finds himself in a conflict between his feelings and politics under the shadow of the events of September 6th-7th in 1955, the Istanbul Pogrom.Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri
5.5
Overview:
During the period of the Wealth Tax, where many non-Muslims in Turkey were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Nimet and Durmuş migrate from Niğde to Istanbul and take shelter with Durmuş's friend Bekir, who finds Durmuş a job at the inn. However, making a living by serving as a porter is not in line with Durmuş's ambitions. He wants everything Halit Bey has, the inn owner. Halit Bey begins to dispose of his property in order to pay the tax stipulated to his beloved wife Nora, who was treated in a nursing home. Wealth Tax has begun to affect everyone's destiny.Night Journey
7
Overview:
A confused script writer takes refuge in the ruins of a Byzantine church at a remote village while looking for locations for his next film.Halkalı Köle
NYR
Overview:
The couple, who are married and have two children, are in the process of divorcing. Problems that have accumulated throughout their marriage have led them to decide to separate. During the divorce proceedings, they will reevaluate their relationship and marriage.Roofless Women
NYR
Overview:
The story of the intersecting lives and friendships of two women who are completely unlike each other.Istanbul Beneath My Wings
6.606
Overview:
During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which had been seized in the Mediterranean Sea is brought to Istanbul, and a young wounded lady named Francesca, the daughter of the killed Captain, becomes a slave for Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.In Nowhere Land
6
Overview:
Sükran's son Veysel works in a factory. Suffering as a result of her husband's political actions, she tries to save her son from the same fate.İhtiras Fırtınası
NYR
Overview:
Recai has raised his daughter Seref like a man. She secretly attends the meetings of the patriots. Seref and her cousin Mujgan take music lessons from the journalist Feyyaz. Seref and Feyyaz fall in love but Mujgan is in love with Feyyaz as well. Feyyaz gets arrested in an assassination attempt against the Sultan.Acting
2025The Market (6 Episodes) as Keriman Akın
2023You Do You as Nevra Kültür
2022Poison Ivy (26 Episodes) as Berrin Işık Kanbey
2022Aslında Özgürsün (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2021Saklı (10 Episodes) as Leyla
2020Flames of Fate (75 Episodes) as Tomris
2020Love Likes Coincidences 2 as Sema
2016High Society (76 Episodes) as Süreyya Koran
2014Urfalıyam Ezelden (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2013A Love Story (36 Episodes) as Gönül Karanli
2011İffet (73 Episodes) as Dilek
2010Umut Yolcuları (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2009Pains of Autumn as Konuk Oyuncu
2008Beni Unutma (13 Episodes) as Peride
2007Happy New Year London as Zeynep Murron
2007Geniş Zamanlar (22 Episodes) as Ayla Dinçer
2005Seni Çok Özledim (7 Episodes) as Leyla/Şirin
2002In Nowhere Land as Şükran Aksu
2001Yeditepe Istanbul (47 Episodes) as Olcay Turan
2000Gece Martıları as Unknown
1999Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri as Nefise
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil as Halide Edib
1999Roofless Women as Leyla
1996Istanbul Beneath My Wings as Kösem Sultan
1996The 80th Step as Lerzan Bender
1995Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey as Nesrin
1994Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi as Unknown
1994Ay Vakti as Unknown
1992Two Women as Unknown
1991The Secret Face as Woman
1991Cloud in Love as Sibel
1989Farewell to False Paradise as Elif
1989Scenes of Tide as Zeynep
1987Night Journey as Nesrin
1987Gecenin Öteki Yüzü (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Bir Günah Gibi as Unknown
1987Ateşten Günler (4 Episodes) as Ayşe
1987Bir Avuç Gökyüzü as Unknown
1987Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce as Gül
1986Genç ve Dul as Unknown
1986Halkalı Köle as Yazar'ın Eşi
1986İstek as Unknown
1986Oteldeki Cinayet as Unknown
1986Varsayalım İsmail (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Kurşun Ata Ata Biter as Unknown
1985Desperate Road as Sabahat
1984İhtiras Fırtınası as Müjgan
1969Altın Koza (1 Episode) as Performer
1951Deutscher Filmpreis (1 Episode) as Self