Güngör Bayrak, originally Şerife Bayrak, was born on February 27, 1954 in Konya. He spent his childhood years with an adopted family; When he turned 13, his biological father appeared and raised him. After attending Konya Teacher Training School, she enrolled in Hacettepe University Nursing School and completed this three-year training.
However, feeling that nursing was not suitable for her, she turned to the theater world and performed in small roles in Devekuşu Kabare; During this period, she left the stage and worked in temporary jobs such as modeling, photo modeling and airport stewardess.
After stepping into his cinema career, he took part in many productions. In 1979, she won the Cinema Critics' Best Actress award for her performance in the movie "Enemy", written by Yılmaz Güney, and this success took her to cult film projects. He also performed as a singer and released a 45-minute record called "Wait for My Phone".
Taking the stage at the Izmir Fair in the mid-1980s in a low-cut outfit caused her argument with the then Mayor of Izmir, Burhan Özfatura, to be in the headlines for a long time; This incident also paved the way for her to publish nude photographs in erotic magazines of the period. With her slim and long body lines, she drew a different profile from the "sexy" icons of that period such as Banu Alkan, Hülya Avşar and Oya Aydoğan.
During a trip to France, she met Sir Houari Berichi, who is of Algerian origin, and they married in 1987. Thanks to her marriage, she acquired the title of "Lady" and lived in Paris with her husband and child for about ten years. During this period, she released her second album titled "Lady Şerife". After returning to Turkey in 1996, he took the university exams and passed the French Teaching Department of Marmara University and graduated in 2000. In 2006, he divorced his wife.
Güngör Bayrak's cinema journey began with her role as Princess Iren in the 1973 movie "Kara Murat Fatih'in Fermanı"; Then, she played characters such as Perihan in "Hasip ile Nasip" in 1976, Çiğdem in "Gelin Kayası" in 1979, Naciye in "Enemy" and Alev in "Süpermen Returns" in the same year. In the 1980s, he took on various roles in productions such as "Soil's Sweat", "For the Sake of Humanity", "Yol", "I'm in Love with You" and "Sen De Mi Leyla".
Leyla in "Bomba" in 1987, Figen in "Neighborhood Headmen" in 1992, Lady in "Bullshit Love" in 1995, Şeref in "Gümüş" in 2005, Müjde Velizade in "Step Family" in 2008, Cavidan Kutlu in "Suspicion" in 2011, She played the characters of Yıldız in "Girdap" and "My Name is Feridun" respectively, "Afili Aşk" in 2019, Melek Tekin in "Hiding Our Mother" in 2021, and Belkıs Derinsu in "Yeşilçam". This extensive filmography shows that he has been a colorful part of Turkish cinema for many years.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 18 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Gümüş (2005) — Seref
- He's Talking About Talk (1991)
- Doubt (2011) — Cavidan Kutlu
- Yeşilçam (2021) — Belkıs
- While Hiding Our Mother (2021) — Melek
- The Road (1982) — Nazife
- I'm Fond of You (1983) — Emel
- Yeşilçam Sea (2003)
- The Enemy (1980) — Naciye
- Sweat of the Earth (1981) — Flame
- Superman Returns (1979) — Flame
- Cruelty (1983)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
