Ayfer Feray

Ayfer Feray was born on April 27, 1931 in Izmir and died in Bodrum on July 14, 1994. He etched his name into the history of cinema by appearing in approximately seventy films; He also founded an open-air theater bearing his name. "Ayfer Feray Open Air Theater" in Bornova was named in her memory. Feray, who stands out especially in supporting roles in the cinema, played the role of Müjgan in the movie "Vesikalı Yarim" as one of her most remembered characters.

He was also an active name on the theater stage; He took the stage in plays such as "Şahane Zuğurtler", "Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz" and was in the staff of Dormen Theater for a while. Later, he became one of the founders of "Ayfer Feray - Nisa Serezli Community and Çevre Theatre"; After this group disbanded, he founded the "Ayfer Feray Theatre" and brought together well-known actors such as Osman Alyanak, Ferhan Şensoy, Şevket Altuğ, Kemal Sunal, Hadi Çaman and Ahmet Gülhan.

In 1952, while the shooting of Metin Erksan's movie "Karanlık Dünya (Aşık Veysel's Life)" began, the detention and arrest of Feray and a group of artists on communist charges caused a stir in the world of cinema. He had an accident on the set during the shooting of the movie "Gypsy" in 1966; He had to receive treatment in London due to his burns.

In her personal life, her older sister Günfer Feray was also an actress. She had a relationship with Metin Oktay for a while; He later married journalist Samim Tara and had two children from this marriage, Ali Tara (advertising director) and Süeda Tara. Ayfer Feray, who died in Bodrum at the age of 63, is resting in her grave in Bodrum district of Muğla.

Murathan Mungan summarized his place in cinema by saying, "If he had been French, he would have been an icon by now."

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 63 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Politics Square (1994) — Self(archive footage)
• The Last Birds (1965) — Mother
• Nylon Leyla (1961)
• Lovers of Pergamon (1952)
• Dracula in Istanbul (1953) — Şadan
• The Lionheart Bully (1967) — Mehtap Ateş
• Sweet Nigâr (1978)
• The Stamped Man (1966) — Belkıs
• Immortal Woman (1967)
• Ephesus of Efes (1952)
• Loving You (1965)
• The Dark World (1953) — My Slice

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.