Nasiba Zeynalova
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.
The Mother in Law
as JannatThe movie is about relations between mother and her daughter-in-law.
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Stepmother
as FatmanisaThe film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real...
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The Tempestuous Kura
as VillagerAfter the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan...
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Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
as Mardan's MotherThe story developed during XX century in Russian empire, Azerbaijan. Two circus actors Rustam...
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Ulduz
as ZuleykhaThe film is about of village life. After the same name operetta musical comedy.
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I Compose a Song
as GrandmotherA story about ten years old Sona - a very talented young singer whose parents are not so happy...
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The Dream
as MasmaA young man tells the dream he had about running away with the daughter of chief of police to...
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The Kidnapping of Groom
as NasibaBeing unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make...
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The Boys of Our Yard
as SariyyaThe film is about the yard boys getting a little older and thinking about their independent lifes.
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Find That Girl
as MeyransaPolice are conducting a homicide investigation after man dies in car accident.
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Our Teacher Jabish
as SughraEvents are happening in WW2. Jabish is a teacher at primary school. His complaining wife drives...
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The Great Support
as TelliAfter the novellette of the same name of M.Ibrahimov. The film is about a man who trusted his...
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The Window of Sadness
as SakinaFilm about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.
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In the Name of the Law
as Shahla KhanumThe film is about the public prosecutor who fought against the criminality but was killed by them.
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