Biography
Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. 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 ed Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she ed a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State 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 ed for the roles of Fatmanisa in Stepmother, (1958), Sughra in Our Teacher Jabish (1969), Jannat in Mother in Law (1978) and Nasiba in The Kidnapping of Fiance (1985). She was famous mostly for her comedy roles. In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 20
TV Shows 1
Execution is Postponed (2003)
The Dream (2001)
Unusual Meetings (1988)
The Kidnapping of Groom (1985)
Taste (1984)
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You (1981)
Happiness Cares (1977)
The Boys of Our Yard (1973)
Mozalan (1971)
Find That Girl (1970)
The Tempestuous Kura (1969)
In the Name of the Law (1968)
Ulduz (1964)
The Great (1962)
Stepmother (1958)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1916-04-20
Deathday
2004-03-10 (87 years old)
Birth Place
Baku, Azerbaijan
Religion
Islam
Children
Cahangir Novruzov
Father
Jahangir Zeynalov
Citizenships
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Azerbaijan
Also Known As
Насиба Зейналова, Nəsibə Cahangir qızı Zeynalova
Awards
State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR, People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Shohrat Order, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the October Revolution
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