Ülkü Özen's life began in Istanbul on April 23, 1951. Özen, who has been involved with art since his early ages, attended the Istanbul Municipality City Theater Children's Play Department during his secondary school years and became a student of the master actor of the period, Ferih Egemen. The education he received during this period enabled him to take his first steps into the stage world.
Then, he expanded his experience by working at the Nejat Uygur Theater and was among the notable names in the Cover Star competition of the Ses magazine, published in 1968.
The young actor quickly turned to his cinema career after being selected second in this competition. Özen, who stepped into Yeşilçam with his first film "Eşkıya Kanı", starred in seven films in a short time and took the lead role in his seventh project. Since 1969, he added singing to both his acting and stage performances.
Ülkü Özen, who devoted most of her life to cinema and theater, took part in productions such as "Blood Will Flow Like Water", "Scorpion Trap", "Double Hearted", "Two People in the Target" and many more between 1969 and 1981.
Özen, who came to the fore in her private life as well as her artistic life, was engaged to Yıldırım Gencer for a while. However, on December 22, 1995, just twenty days after losing his mother, he had a heart attack and passed away. He was sent off on his last journey with a ceremony held at Feriköy Cemetery.
Ülkü Özen was born on April 23, 1951 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on December 22, 1995.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Crazy Millionaire (1976) — Oya
- Wild Ali (1971)
- Pursuit (1981)
- The Killing Field (1974) — Battal's Wife
- Üç Kağıtçı (1981) — Nuriye
- Innkeeper (1969)
- Bullet of Destiny (1972)
- Orphans (1973)
- Gerzek Şaban (1980) — Lale
- Stupid Champion (1975) — Jealous Lu
- Unforgettables (1981) — Filiz
- Unfaithful (1972) — Aynur
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
