Leyla Badirbeyli

Leyla Bədirbəyli
Born January 8, 1920
Baku, Azerbaijan
Died November 23, 1999 (aged 79)
Baku, Azerbaijan

Leyla Aghalar gizi Badirbeyli and Leyla Badirbeyova – (after marriage – Javanshirova; Azerbaijani: Leyla Ağalar qızı Bədirbəyli (Cavanşirova); (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 January 8, 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 November 23, 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

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