Mine Tugay is a Turkish theater and film actress of Circassian origin. His debut in cinema took place during his school years in one of the Turkish television series. After receiving professional education, she began acting on the stage of the Semaver Kumpanya Theater, and then continued her career in cinema.
In the creative biography of the actress, there are 21 roles in television and film projects. Tugay is the winner of several awards: the LIONS and Cinemapark festivals, as well as the Afife Jale Awards. She continues to work in the theater, starring in new films and commercials.
Biography facts
The future actress was born in Turkey in the summer of 1978. Since childhood, the girl was attracted by creativity, her parents welcomed her hobby. She began to study music, dance early, and also attended a children's studio.
The girl received her primary education at the Lyceum, where much attention was paid to the development of the creative abilities of children. Mine tried to participate in all the performances and concert events conducted by the students. The talented girl was noticed and soon invited to shoot a television project, where she got a small role. From that moment on, she no longer doubted that she would devote her further life to art.
After completing her secondary education, Tugay entered the Istanbul University State Conservatory at the theater faculty. Already in her student years, she began performing on the stage of the Masal Gercek Theater. The brilliant debut of the young actress attracted close attention of audiences and theater critics to her. Many said that the girl had a wonderful future and she would become a real star of the stage.
After graduating from the conservatory, Tugai was immediately accepted into the troupe of the Semaver Kumpanya Theater and played on stage for several years. In her career, roles in the performances: "Black Hen", "Simurg", "Twelfth Night", "Bird Descent", "Dal".
After a while, Mine decides to continue her studies again. The girl enters the private university Bahcesehir University at the Faculty of Communications and in 2005 receives a master's degree.
Film career
One of the first serious work of the actress in the cinema was the role in the television series "Alia".
The melodrama tells the story of a family where a husband and wife, at first glance, are absolutely happy and bring up wonderful children. But one day the spouse finds out that her husband is cheating on her with a young mistress who is expecting a child from him. The woman decides to take the children and leave the city. But the kids do not want their parents to part, and are doing their best to make them reconcile.
Mine continued her cinematic career in the films: "Name Love", "Mental Wound", "Gulpare", "Cat on the Road", "School Class", "Enemy in the Mirror", "Closed Market".
The actress is known to Russian fans of television melodramas from the series: “Priceless Time”, “Tide”, “Smash”, “The Smell of Strawberry”.
In 2019, Tugay began acting in the new project "Cruel Istanbul" in the role of Shenis Karachay. The film tells about the rich family of Agakh Karajaya, who lives in their huge house on the banks of the Bosphorus. The head of the family decides to find a wife for his nephew, who is confined to a wheelchair. At this time, the eldest son Aghah returns home from America and events begin to develop in a completely different way from what his father intended.
Personal life
Not much is known about the actress's personal life. She tries not to talk about her relationships with men and does not give interviews on topics related to her family life. It is known that for some time she had a romantic relationship with the singer Emre Aydin, who was Tugay's junior for several years.
In 2017, information appeared on the Internet that Mine was dating an actor from Italy, Gianfranco Russo. This romance lasted about six months and ended in parting.
Tugay loves to play sports, often rides a bicycle and practices yoga seriously. She even got her yoga instructor certification by taking a course in Izmir.
