Tanju Tuncel was a Turkish theatre, cinema and TV series actor who was born in Adana in 1940 and died in Istanbul on July 15, 2023, at the age of 83.
The artist, whose real name is Tanju Tunçel, changed her surname to "Tuncel" due to difficulty in pronunciation. After completing her primary education at Akhisar Secondary School and Erenköy Girls' High School, she graduated from the Istanbul Conservatory Theater Department. She married and divorced Necdet Yakan, and started her theater career at the Youth Theater. He was retired from Istanbul City Theater in accordance with the 60-year-old law.
Tuncel, who died in a nursing home in Istanbul due to health problems, passed away on July 15, 2023 from complications of COPD. His body was taken from Erenköy Galip Pasha Mosque and buried in Osmangazi Cemetery in Pendik.
In his career, he appeared in "Milky Way" in 1967, "Yumurcak Little Cowboy" in 1973, "Time and Space Machine" in 1981, "Gülsüm Ana" in 1982, "And Recep and Zehra and Ayşe" and "Three Istanbuls" in 1983, "Passion" in 1984, "Aşk" in 1986. What you say is a word
Tanju Tuncel was born in Adana, Türkiye in 1940. He died on July 15, 2023.
Tanju Tuncel was born in Adana in 1940. She is a graduate of Akhisar Secondary School, Erenköy Girls' High School and Istanbul Conservatory Theater Department. She married and divorced Necdet Yakin. He started his theater career at the Youth Theatre. He was retired from the Istanbul City Theater according to the age law of 60 years.
Tanju Tuncel continued to act in TV series after her retirement. He took part in TV series such as The Stranger at Home, Yalancı Yarim, Yol Dostim and Large Family. She also played the character of Hatçe Nine in the films Eyvah Eyvah 1 and Eyvah Eyvah 2, which also starred Ata Demirer and Demet Akbağ.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 34 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Stranger in the House (2000)
- Stepfather (1998) — Melahat
- Extended Family (2009) — Hafize Kirişçi
- Sultan Makam (2003) — Nuriye
- Sıdıka (1997) — Goncagül
- Şaşıfelek Çokmazı (1996) — Ruhat Teyze
- My Companion (2008) — Bahriye Elmastaş
- Liar Yarim (2006) — Hacer Ana
- Nanny (2001) — Rukiye
- Sea Expatriates (1991)
- Rumbling Hearts (2014) — Vildan
- The Trial (1999) — Safiye
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
