Macide Tanır (1 January 1922 – 6 February 2013) was a Turkish actress. In 1943, she joined the

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and continued her career on stage until 1985. In 1991, she was named a

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. Aside from her career on stage and cinema, she was also known for her roles as a voice actress.

Life and career

Tanır was born in 1922. His father, İbrahim Birmeç, was a veterinary officer who migrated from

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. She was raised in

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. After finishing her studies at

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she enrolled in the

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory ( tr, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. ...

with her father's support. She started her education in the singing department. A year later, she switched to the theater department. She joined the State Theatres in 1943 after earning her master's degree. She first went on stage with a role in an adaptation of

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's ''

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''. She appeared on stage in more than sixty works. She left the State Theatres in 1985 and worked for Tiyatrokare for two years. After ending her stage career, she was cast in the movies '' Yer Demir Gök Bakır'', '' Yengeç Sepeti'', and ''

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'' as well as the TV series '' Baharın Bittiği Yer'' and '' Şehnaz Tango''. She also became known for her roles in

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adaptations and worked as a voice actress on the Turkish version of a couple of movies. In 1991, she was named a

and later published her memoire ''Tiyatronun Cadısı'' in 2000. She died of respiratory failure in the intensive care unit on 6 February 2013. Tanır's body was buried in Emirgan Cemetery.

Awards

* 1961-62 Press poll among theater artists - Artist of the Year (Trees Die while Standing) * 1964-65 Press-Workers Union - Artist of the Year (Order of the World) * 1968-69 Art Lovers' Association - Best Actress (Hair Share) * 1973-74 Art Lovers' Association - Best Actress (Mistake) * Art Foundation - Best Actress (Shadow Master) * 1988 Ministry of Culture - Special Jury Prize * 1988 City Theaters - Artist of the Year * 1988 Hürriyet Newspaper - Artist of the Year * 1989 Women's Union - Most Successful Artist * 1990 Mersin Culture and Art Festival - Honorary Award * 1990 Art Institution - Artist of the Year * 1991

* 1992-93 Avni Dilligil Honor Award - Guests of the House Without Music * 1992-93 Italian Ministry of Culture - Adelaide Ristari Prize * 1993 Ses-Der Award * 1993-94 Istanbul International Lions Club Award * 1996 Half Century On Stage - Golden Needle * 1996 Lions Board of Directors Award * 1996-97 ÇASOD Award * 1997 1st Afife Theater Awards - Nisa Serezli Aşkıner Special Award * 1998 Women's Union Şişli Branch 75th Anniversary of the Republic Award * 1998 Mimoza Magazine - Awards to 75 Women in 75 Years

Theatre

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1985 * On Golden Pond :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1974 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1973 * Becket :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1971 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1968 * Ecinliler :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1961 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1960 * Cephede Piknik :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1960 * Günden Geceye :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1959 * Gönül Avcısı :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1958 * Kraliçe ve Asilleri :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1957 * Ruhlar Gelirse :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1955 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1955 * Tanrılar ve İnsanlar (

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1954 * Güneşte On Kişi :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1954 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1952 * Öteye Doğru :

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1951 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1951 * Pembe Evin Kaderi :

- Ankara State Theatre - 1950 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1950 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1949 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1949 *

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- Ankara State Theatre - 1949 *

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- Ankara State Theatre- 1949

Filmography

* 1987 Yer Demir Gök Bakır * 1989 Baharın Bittiği Yer * 1994 Cadı Ağacı * 1994 Yengeç Sepeti * 1996 Şehnaz Tango (TV series) * 1996 Kurtuluş * 1998 Cumhuriyet

Voice acting

* Goodbye Again - as Paula Tessier (portrayed by

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) *

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- as Gilda Mundson Farrell (portrayed by

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) *

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(TV series)

Radio theatre

* 1966: ''Brahms'ı Sever misiniz?'' (from the series ''Arkası Yarın'', an adaptation of a novel by

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)

Books

* "''Tiyatronun Cadısı''", Macide Tanır, Bilgi Yayınevi (autobiography/memoire), Ankara, 2000.

References

External links

*
Interview with Macide Tanır

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, 1991 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanir, Macide 1922 births 2013 deaths Turkish film actresses Turkish stage actresses Erenköy Girls High School alumni State Artists of Turkey Ankara State Conservatory alumni