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 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 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 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 20
Movies 19
TV Shows 1
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)
Stepmother (1958)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1916-04-20
Deathday2004-03-10 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceBaku, Azerbaijan
ReligionIslam
ChildrenCahangir Novruzov
FatherJahangir Zeynalov
CitizenshipsAzerbaijan Democratic Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Azerbaijan
Also Known AsNəsibə Zeynalova, Насиба Зейналова
AwardsState 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", 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, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Germany 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
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