Azean Irdawaty

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yusoef is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Azean Irdawaty.

Azean Irdawaty
Born	Azean Irdawaty binti Yusoef (1950-02-27)February 27, 1950 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	December 17, 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 63) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Kak Yan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1979–2013
Spouse	Khairil Anwar Z.M Rashidi
Children	3

Azean Irdawaty binti Yusoef (27 February 1950 – 17 December 2013) was a Malaysian actress and singer, whose career spanned 40 years.

Personal life

Irdawaty began her singing career in 1970, and also had a film and television acting career.

Death

In 2008, she was diagnosed with cancer. On the night of 9 December 2013, she was admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) after falling unconscious. Azean Irdawaty died from liver failure, caused by cancer, on 17 December, aged 63. On 18 December 2013, she was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1979	Esok Masih Ada	Faridah	First Film Debut
1981	Perjanjian Syaitan	Ribut
	Mama Oh Mama	Ani
1982	Langit Petang	Ruby
1988	Perempuan
1991	Bintang Malam	Ibu Ayam
1996	Sutera Putih	Shalin
	Amelia	Najihah
1997	Gemerlapan	Mother Mimi
	Layar Lara	Auntie@Seniwati Zai
	Baginda	Teacher Azian
1999	Burung Besi	My Lady
2000	Anaknya Sazali	Maria
2003	Laila Isabella	Datin Jasmine
2005	Kemarau Cinta
	Anak Mami Kembali	Mak Bee
2006	Main-Main Cinta
	Diva Popular	Julia Gautiasana Larva
2007	Waris Jari Hantu	Tok Wan Rimau
	Otai	Puan Farah
	Nana Tanjung 2
2009	Talentime	Embun	The last film

External links

• Azean Irdawaty at IMDb