Leyla Badirbeyli
Leyla Bədirbəyli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1920 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Died | 23 November 1999 (aged 79) Baku, Azerbaijan |
Leyla Aghalar gizi Badirbeyli and Leyla Badirbeyova – (after marriage – Javanshirova; Template:Lang-az); (1920–1999), Soviet and Azerbaijani actress of theatre and cinema, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1959),[1] laureate of the State Stalin Prize of the second degree (1946),[2] member of the CPSU from 1945. She is buried in the Alley of Honor.
Biography
Leyla Javanshirova was born on 8 January 1920 in Baku, in the family of Aghalar Badirbeyov, from the generation of Shamkir beys. In 1936, she became the soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of Azerbaijan, where she worked up until 1942. In 1942, on guidance of the Azerbaijan State Drama Theatre, named after Meshadi Azizbeyov's invitation, she began to perform on the stage of this theatre.[3] Later she narrated:
"Theatre is related to me with the names of such coryphaeus as Mehdi Mammadov, Adil Isgenderov, Aliheydar Alakbarov. My activity in cinema and theatre was in wartime, but in spite of that, these years were very productive in the world of arts and also for me…"
In 1945, Bedirbeyli played Gulchohra's part from "Arshin mal alan" musical comedy.[4] Henceforth she played memorable roles in such films as "Fatali khan", "Meeting", "Shadows are crawling", "Her great heart", "Koroghlu", "Indomitable Kura", "Sevil", "Boys of our street", "One fine day", "Dervish is blowing up Paris" etc.[5] In 1951, Leyla Badirbeyli graduated from Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute named after M.A.Aliyev.
The actress died on 23 November 1999.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Wild crowd | |
| 1941 | Sabukhi | Tubu khanim |
| 1942 | Souvenir | |
| 1945 | Arshin Mal Alan | Gulchohra |
| 1947 | Fatali khan | Tuti-bike |
| 1955 | Meeting | Bilgeyis |
| 1958 | Her great heart | Khalida |
| 1958 | Shadows are crawling | Leyla |
| 1960 | Koroghlu | Nigar |
| 1969 | Indomitable Kura | Zarnigar |
| 1970 | Waiting | |
| 1970 | Sevil | Tafta |
| 1972 | Cherry tree | |
| 1973 | Boys of our street | |
| 1974 | In the tracks of Charvadars | |
| 1975 | Light of slaked fires | |
| 1976 | Dervish is blowing up Paris | Shakhrabanu khanim |
| 1977 | One fine day | Mother |
| 1977 | I am going to volcano | Gulsum |
| 1978 | I am composing a song | Nadir's mother |
| 1983 | Asif, Vasif, Agasif | |
| 1987 | Men's word | |
| 1988 | Man for a young woman | |
| 1990 | Trap | |
| 1991 | Gazalkhan | |
| 1992 | I'll burn in the fire of cleansing | |
| 1993 | Hello from the other world |
Awards
- State Stalin Prize of the second degree (1946) – for playing Gulchohra's role in the film "Arshin mal alan".
- State Premium of the Azerbaijan SSR, named after Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1972)[6]
- People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1959)[7]
References
- ^ "Leyla Bədirbəyli". AzeriArt.Net.
- ^ "Cinema historian Aydin Kazimzadeh: Leyla Badirbeyli is the Azerbaijani legend of XX century". Today.Az.
- ^ "Лейла Бадирбейли - азербайджанская легенда XX века". Trend.az.
- ^ "I Loved Gulchohra With All My Heart". Hajibeyov.com.
- ^ "Будет увековечена память Лейлы Бадирбейли".
- ^ Ədəbiyyat, incəsənət və arxitektura sahəsində 1972-ci il Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan KP MK-nın və Azərbaycan SSR Nazirlər Sovetinin 1972-ci il tarixli Qərarı — anl.az
- ^ "Бадирбейли (Джаванширова) Лейла Агалар-кызы". kino-teatr.ru.
See also
- 1920 births
- People from Baku
- 1999 deaths
- Stalin Prize winners
- People's Artists of Azerbaijan
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Azerbaijani film actresses
- Azerbaijani stage actresses
- Soviet stage actresses
- Soviet film actresses
- Soviet Azerbaijani people
- Azerbaijani communists
- Recipients of the Istiglal Order
- Burials at Alley of Honor