Nasiba Zeynalova


Nasiba Jahangir gizi Zeynalova was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actress. People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR.

Life and career

Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku, the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea.
While in secondary school, she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she joined a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy. She earned a degree at the Baku School of Theatre.
In the following years, Nasiba Zeynalova acted in 22 films and around 70 plays, as well as in numerous television sketches. She is most remembered for the roles of Fatmanisa in Ogey ana, Sughra in Bizim Jabish muallim, Jannat in Gayinana, and Auntie Asli in Beyin ogurlanmasi. In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR.

Filmography

  • Ögey ana
  • Mollanın sərgüzəşti
  • Böyük dayaq
  • Ulduz
  • Qanun naminə
  • Bizim Cəbiş müəllim
  • Dəli Kür
  • O qızı tapın
  • Bizim küçənin oğlanları
  • 1001-ci qastrol
  • Любовь с первого взгляда
  • Xoşbəxtlik qayğıları
  • Qaynana
  • Mən mahnı bəsləyirəm
  • За закрытой дверью
  • Не бойся, я с тобой
  • Bəyin oğurlanması
  • Qəm pəncərəsi
  • Xüsusi vəziyyət
  • Gecə qatarında qətl
  • Güllələnmə təxirə salınır
  • Yuxu
  • ''Məhəllə''

Memory

On March 17, 2016, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, signed a decree on the celebration of Nasiba Zeynalova’s 100th anniversary.
On January 18, 2017, a literary and artistic evening was held at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Vienna to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Nasiba Zeynalova’s birth. During the jubilee event, the feature film Mother-in-Law was screened for the first time with German subtitles.

Awards and titles