Zuhal Gencer

Zuhal Gencer Erkaya is a Turkish actress born in Istanbul on July 13, 1961. The artist, who has given life to many unforgettable characters in cinema and television, has become widely known, especially for her portrayal of "İnci" in the TV series Şaşıfelek Çokmazı.

After completing his acting education at Theater Training Studio, he took part in the establishment of Taner Barlas Mim Theater with Taner Barlas and his friends and worked in this company for five years. Later, he took part in the first staff of Bakırköy Municipal Theater and appeared on stage in the play Zilli Zarife.

Gencer, who continued his artistic life in important companies such as Gülriz Sururi Theatre, Yeditepe Players and Theater Studio, was in the founding staff of Kocaeli City Theater in 1997. He is still actively acting in this theater today.

The actor, who met the audience not only on the stage but also on the screen, also played important roles in various films and TV series. Gencer, who also proved his success in theater in cinema and television, was deemed worthy of the Cinema Writers Association Award in 1995 with his films Father in the Military and C Blok. 8 at the Golden Orange Film Festival in the same year.

She won the Best Actress award for the movie Saat. In 2002, she received the Best Supporting Actress award at the Ankara International Film Festival with the movie Uzak, and in 2012, she won the Best Actress award at the Direklerini Seyirci Awards with the play Kösem Sultan, which was performed at Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres.

Zuhal Gencer was born on July 13, 1961 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 33 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The House Where You Were Born is Your Destiny (2019) — Sakine
• Son Yaz (2021) — Kıymet Sancaktar
• Deha (2024) — Gülce Karan
• Ruhun Duymaz (2023) — Handan Koral
• Müjgan Bey (2004) — Sevil
• The Lady's Farm (2009)
• Şaşıfelek Çokmazı (1996) — İnci
• Lemon Tree (2008) — Behice
• Sevdaluk (2013) — Hayriye Özbalcı
• Distant (2002) — Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)
• Canevim (2019)
• Guldunya (2008) — Hamiyet

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.