Şaziye Moral was a theater, cinema and voice-over artist who was born in Kırcaali in 1903 and died in Istanbul on April 9, 1985. She went down in history, along with Afife Jale, as one of the first two Muslim actresses to appear on stage before the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye.
His father, civil servant Halit Bey, and his mother died during childbirth. Şaziye, along with her twin, was raised by her grandfather, lived in a besieged city during the Battle of Merhamlı, and later migrated to Istanbul with her twin. He received education at Dârülmuallimât in Istanbul, and met the audience for the first time by performing in Celal Yakup's play "Kırık Kalp" in 1919.
She faced police prosecution due to bans on Muslim women performing on stage, and then went on tour with an amateur group.
Moral, who joined Darülbedayi in 1924, continued his stage work with important names of the period such as Raşit Rıza and Bedia Muvahhit. Şaziye, who had a career devoted to performing arts until 1977, took part in more than 200 plays, appeared in more than 60 films and also provided voice-over services in the cinema world. He died in Istanbul on April 9, 1985, at the age of 82.
Şaziye Moral was born in 1903. He died on April 9, 1985.
Turkish theater and film actor and voice actor. She is one of the first two Muslim actresses to appear on the stage before the declaration of the Republic. He studied at Darülmuallimat in Istanbul. He made his debut in 1919 with Celal Yakup's play Kırık Kalp.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 76 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Black Bush (1956)
- Beyoğlu Beauty (1971)
- Tilki Leman (1958) — Şayeste Hanım/Zeki's Mother
- Poyraz Osman (1959)
- Under the Lilacs (1954)
- Immortal Woman (1967)
- Pasha's Daughter (1967)
- Loving You (1965)
- Infinite Pain (1946)
- Hearts of Gold (1969)
- The Prodigal Son (1956) — Naciye
- If a Woman Loves (1968)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.