Zeynep Degirmencioglu
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Zeynep Değirmencioğlu is a Turkish
actress.
in 1954. She made her first appearance as a one year old baby in "Papatya" and established herself as a childstar with appearances in films like "Duvaklı Göl" and "Fırtına". In 1960 she acted in "Ayşecik". The persona of Ayşecik, a sweet, naive girl became her signature role. In the following years she would act in many films where she would play the Ayşecik persona in different settings. Although she appeared in more mature films, she is known as the most famous child actor in Turkish cinema. She retired from acting in 1974 with Macera Yolu (Adventure Road) as adult themed fare began to dominate the Turkish film industry and general audience fare moved to television.
After retiring from acting, she became a businesswoman. She is married and has two children.
Turkish people
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actress.
Biography
She was born in IstanbulIstanbul
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in 1954. She made her first appearance as a one year old baby in "Papatya" and established herself as a childstar with appearances in films like "Duvaklı Göl" and "Fırtına". In 1960 she acted in "Ayşecik". The persona of Ayşecik, a sweet, naive girl became her signature role. In the following years she would act in many films where she would play the Ayşecik persona in different settings. Although she appeared in more mature films, she is known as the most famous child actor in Turkish cinema. She retired from acting in 1974 with Macera Yolu (Adventure Road) as adult themed fare began to dominate the Turkish film industry and general audience fare moved to television.
After retiring from acting, she became a businesswoman. She is married and has two children.
Filmography
- Papatya (1956)
- Ölümden De Acı (1958)
- Funda (1958)
- Duvaklı Göl (1958)
- Ömrüm Böyle Geçti (1959)
- Ayşecik Şeytan Çekici (1960)
- Ayşecik (1960)
- Altın Kalpler (1961)
- Ayşecik Yavru Melek (1962)
- Ayşecik Ateş Parçası (1962)
- Ayşecik Fakir Prenses (1963)
- Ayşecik Canımın İçi (1963)
- Öksüz Kız (1964)
- Ayşecik Cimcime Hanım (1964)
- Ayşecik Çıtı Pıtı Kız (1964)
- Ayşecik Boş Beşik (1965)
- İki Yavrucak (1965)
- Sokak Kızı (1966)
- Çalıkuşu (1966)
- Zehirli Çiçek (1967)
- Merhamet (1967)
- Ayşecik Canım Annem (1967)
- Yüzbaşının Kızı (1968)
- Yuvana Dön Baba (1968)
- Ayşecik Yuvanın Bekçileri (1969)
- Sevgili Babam (1969)
- Ayşecik'le Ömercik (1969)
- Fakir Kızın Romanı (1969)
- Yavrum (1970)
- Ayşecik Sana Tapıyorum (1970)
- Pamuk Prenses Ve 7 Cüceler Pamuk Prenses (1970)
- Ayşecik Ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar ÜlkesindeAysecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar ÜlkesindeAyşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde is a 1971 film by Turkish film director Tunç Başaran, an uncredited and very close adaptation by Hamdi Değirmencioğlu of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
(1971) - Hayat Sevince Güzel (1971)
- Ayşecik Bahar Çiçeği (1971)
- Sinderella Kül Kedisi (1971)
- Hayat Mı Bu (1972)
- Gelinlik Kızlar (1972)
- İlk Aşk (1972)
- Anneler Günü (1973)
- Öksüzler (1973)
- Özleyiş (1973)
- Kara Sevda (1973)
- Yayla Kızı (1974)
- Macera Yolu (1974)