Ani İpekkaya was born in 1939 in the Bakırköy district of Istanbul. One year after graduating from the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory in 1961, he stepped into the professional stage with the play "Bad Seed" at the Lale Oraloğlu Theatre. The artist, who joined the Istanbul City Theater in 1964, took on various roles here and in companies such as Theater Boğaziçi, and also directed children's plays.
He took part in many important productions throughout his acting career. In 1963, Gülriz Sururi took the stage in Haldun Taner's play "Keşanlı Ali Destanı" at the Engin Cezzar Theatre, and in 1967, she performed in Philip King's play "Dayan Bahriyeli" at the Istanbul City Theaters. In 1978, she appeared in Bertolt Brecht's play "Mother Courage", in 1979 in Haldun Taner's play "The Foolish Husband's Cunning Wife", in 1983 in Beaumarchais's "The Marriage of Figaro", in 1988 in Sam Shepard's "The Curse of the Starving Class", in 1991 in Neil Simon's "The First He gained a wide range of experience on the theater stage by performing in "My Youth", Molier's "Tartuffe" in 1992, Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1994, and Joseph Kesselring's "Raspberry" in 1996.
İpekkaya, who is also an active name in the world of cinema and TV series, starred in the films "Badi" and "Ve Recep and Zehra and Ayşe" in 1983, took part in the productions "Merdoğlu Ömer Bey" in 1986, Halit Refiğ's "Hanım" in 1988 and "Keşanlı Ali Destanı" in the same year. He enriched his filmography with projects such as "Avrenos's Customers" in 1995, "Winter Flower" in 1996, "Forgive Us Teacher" in 1998, "Mercan Kolye", "A Love Story", "Young Man", "Külyutmaz" and "Sorry Leyla", which left their mark in 2000.
He appeared in Ömer Kavur's movie "Encounter" in 2002, "The Pearl of the Town" in 2003, "Journey" in 2005, in Hüseyin Karabey's production "Gitmek" in 2007, "Deli Saraylı" in 2010, "İstanbul's Gold" and "İzmir Gang" in 2011, He continued his acting in the films "My Father Failed in Class" in 2013, "Ulan İstanbul" in 2014 and "Bana Masal Anlatma" in 2015.
His long and successful career in the field of performing arts earned him the Aşkıner Special Award at the 4th Afife Theater Awards in 2000, with the title of "Theater Artist Who Has Maintained His Successful Line in the Field of Theater Throughout His Life". İpekkaya, who also makes her voice heard in works as a voice actor, is known as one of the respected names of Turkish theater and cinema.
Ani İpekkaya was born in 1939 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ani İpekkaya (b. 1939, Istanbul), Turkish Armenian theater, cinema and TV series actress and voice artist.
Born in Bakırköy in 1939, İpekkaya graduated from the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory in 1961. He became a professional in 1962 by taking part in the play "Kötü Seed" at Lale Oraloğlu Theatre. He entered Istanbul City Theaters in 1964.
İpekkaya, who took part in companies such as Istanbul City Theaters and Theater Boğaziçi, also directed some children's plays. He is also a voice actor and acts in movies and TV series.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 23 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Prosecutor (1992)
- The Pearl of the Town (2004) — Müzeyyen
- Sorry Leyla (2000) — [Leyla's Mother]
- Gold of Istanbul (2011) — Saadet Gold
- Five in One Place (1997)
- I Still Have Hope (2013)
- Forgive Us Teacher (1998)
- Deli Saraylı (2010) — Lebriz Anne
- My Exemplary Family (2012)
- The Other Side of the Night (1987)
- My Father Failed (2013) — Münire Yılmaz
- The Sound of the Bell (2015)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
