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Göksel Kortay (born 6 April 1939) is a Turkish actress, voice actress, translator, and lecturer.


Biography

Göksel Kortay was born in Istanbul on 6 April 1939. After graduating from
Robert College The American Robert College of Istanbul ( or ), often abbreviated as Robert or RC, is a Selective school, highly selective, Independent school, independent, mixed-sex education, co-educational, Education in Turkey#Private schools, private Second ...
, she studied English
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at
Istanbul University Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...
and graduated in 1960. She was awarded a
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and went to the US to continue her education. She graduated from
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's Department of Theater and Television with a Master’s degree in acting and directing in 1962. She also received a diploma in British Language and Literature from the
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. She has worked as an actor and director in many professional and semi-professional theaters in
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, New York, San Francisco and
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. She was the production supervisor of the programs '' Say When!!'' and ''
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'' which were broadcast on the
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channel. After returning to Istanbul in 1962, she worked at Kenter Theatre and for
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. She worked at various theaters, including Dormen Theater, Altan Erbulak Metin Serezli Theater, Nisa Şerezli – Tolga Aşkıner Theater, Gönül Ülkü – Gazanfer Özcan Theater. She wrote, directed and voiced children's programs on the radio for 17 years. In 1978, with the International Istanbul Players theater group, they played
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's "Nalinlar", an English work at
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theater in London. Kortay is a lecturer at
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Art Center. She also taught at DoÄŸuÅŸ University and
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. Göksel Kortay has turned over thirty Turkish to foreigners and all of them have been put on stage. Kortay, who has appeared in more than 20 Turkish films and many television series, played in 150 theater plays. For twelve years she was chairman of the Association of Theater Actors (TODER), and was chairman of the Jury of the Afife Jale Theater Awards for five years. Kortay met
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in 1979, and married him; he was killed in the 2003 Istanbul bombings#Second bombings and aftermath.


Filmography

* Tadımız Kaçmasın – 2005 * Altın Kafes – 2004 * Ömerçip – 2003 * Ruhsar – 1997 * Ay Işığında Saklıdır – 1996 * Yüzleşme – 1996 * Gizli Aşk – 1995 * Mirasyediler – 1995 * Burnumu Keser misiniz? – 1992 * Yıldızlar Gece Büyür – 1991 * Gülüm Benim – 1987 * Şalvar Bank – 1986 * Bebek Davası – 1986 * Gizli Duygular – 1984 * Gençlik Köprüsü – 1975 * Gelinlik Kızlar – 1972


Dubbing

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– 1978–91 –
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(Miss Ellie Ewing) *
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– 1989 – Pat Carroll (Ursula) * Atlantis: The Lost Empire – 2001 –
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– 2001 – Bob Peterson (Roz)


References


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kortay, Goksel 1939 births Living people Turkish film actresses Turkish stage actresses Turkish voice actresses Robert College alumni Istanbul University alumni University of Michigan alumni Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni