Nazan Saatci

Nazan Saatci (born June 22, 1958) is a Turkish actress. She is known for her performances in Tokatçi (1983), Ölümsüz (1982), and Hulchal (1985).[1][2] She was the second runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific beauty pageant in 1983.

Nazan Saatci
BornJune 22, 1958 (1958-06-22) (age 65)
Samsun, Turkey
EducationUniversity of Istanbul
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present

Early life and family

Saatci was born on June 22, 1958, in Samsun, Turkey. She has a degree in Turkish linguistics and literature from the University of Istanbul. After her cinema career, she moved to California along with her family.[3][4]

Career

Saatci made her screen debut in Fakir (1979). Her first breakthrough as an actress was a Turkish TV play Tokatçi (1982).[5][6] Her first Urdu movie Halchal was released on April 5, 1985 in Pakistani cinemas.[7] From 1985 to 1988, she appeared in Lollywood movies Zanjeer, Manila ki bijliyan,Talash, and Badla.[8][9] In 1995, she worked in an Iranian spy movie Playing with Death, filmed in Iran and Turkey.[10]

Saatci was the second runner-up in Miss Europa 1978 (Unofficial Miss Europe 1978) which was held in Reggio Emilia, Italy.[11] She was again the second runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific (1983) held in the Philippines and received the special award of "Miss Talent".[12][13]

Spiritual beliefs

Since 2008, Saatci became convinced that she had been experiencing one-to-one conversations with fairies. In 2011, she formed Fairy Voices, a non-profit organization, to share her spiritual experience. She claims to have some recorded fairy voices and images as evidence for an unseen fairy world.[14]

Filmography
Film performances
Year Title Role Language Notes
1979 Fakir Ezo Turkish
1981 Hamayli boynundayim
1981 Seviyorum allahim
1982 Ölümsüz
1983 Kahreden Kursun Ceren
1983 Bir Zamanlar Kardestiler Cicek Ogretmen
1983 Tokatçi Emine
1985 Hulchal Leyla Urdu
1986 Zanjeer Aashi
1986 Talash
1987 Manila Ki Bijlian Sitara
1987 Badla Shama
1987 Erkek sevgisi Nazo Turkish
1988 Shehanshah Mary Urdu/Punjabi
1989 Toofani Bijlian Nazan Urdu
1990 Abdulla from Minye 2 Feyza Turkish
1991 Acilar ve arzular
1993 Sonbahar aski Jülide
1994 Kizimi ariyorum
1995 Playing with Death Meral Persian TV series

References
  1. "Pakistan and the Turkish connection". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Yeşilçam'ın güzel oyuncusu Nazan Saatçi genç kızlara taş çıkarıyor..." Sabah.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "Nazan Saatçi şimdi ne yapıyor?". Haber Turk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. Goindi, Farrukh Sohail (2020). لوگ در لوگ (Loag Dar Loag): نازاں سانچی کا ناز (Hardcover ed.). Jumhoori Publications, Lahore. pp. 45–49. ISBN 978-969-652-151-8.
  5. "Nazan Saatçi son haliyle görenleri şaşırtıyor!". CNN TURK. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. "Yeşilçam'ın güzel oyuncusu Nazan Saatçi genç kızlara taş çıkarıyor... Tokatçı filminin Emine'si olarak ünlenen Nazan Saatçi son hali ile şaşırtıyor!". Sabah.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. "Urdu film Halchal (1985)". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. "8 International Divas to Have Worked in Pakistani Movies". brandsynario. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. "Pakistan and the Turkish connection". The News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. "Playing with Death 1995". Kasra Film. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. "Miss Europa 1978-2002". Wayback Machine - Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Miss Asia Quest 1983". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. "Nazan Saatçi şimdi ne yapıyor?". Haber Turk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  14. "Why Fairy Voices was formed?". Fairy Voices. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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