Ahu Tuğba (born Tuğba Çetin; 13 August 1955 – 1 September 2024) was a Turkish actress.

Life and career

Tuğba was born into a wealthy family in

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on 13 August 1955. She graduated from Istanbul's American High School for Girls, high school section for girls of

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, and attended

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studies at

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. She appeared in a brief role in a 1974 film for the first time and she was introduced into the Turkish world of cinema as of the late 1970s. By the early 1980s, she had attained national fame. She also produced a music album in 1987. She has one daughter namely Anjelik Calvin. Tuğba was involved in a traffic collision in

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in April 2024, and remained hospitalised for three weeks. She died from

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on 1 September 2024 at her home in Miami, at the age of 69. According her daughter cause of her death could be due to poisoning.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tugba, Ahu 1955 births 2024 deaths Actresses from Istanbul Turkish film actresses 20th-century Turkish actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Respiratory disease deaths in Florida Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery