Marziyya Davudova
Marziyya Yusuf qizi Davudova, also spelled Marziya Davudova, (Azerbaijani: Mərziyyə Davudova) (25 November 1901 – 6 January 1962) was an Azerbaijani actress, People's Artist of USSR (1949).
Life and career
Marziyya Davudova was born in Astrakhan, Russia, and graduated from the Jamiyyat-i Kheyriyya Islamiyya school. In 1917, she debuted as an actress at the local Tatar Drama Theatre. In 1918, 16-year old Davudova's incredible talent was noticed by Azerbaijani actor Huseyn Arablinski who was visiting Astrakhan at the time. After the play and a short interview, Arablinski invited Davudova to pursue an acting career in Baku.[1] In 1920, she settled in Azerbaijan and began acting at the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. Many of her early roles portrayed the government-propagated heroic and independent image of the new-era Soviet woman, as seen in Sevil by Jafar Jabbarli, Hayat by Mirza Ibrahimov, Lyubov Yarovaya by Konstantin Trenyov, etc.[2] In 1949, Marziyya Davudova became People's Artist of the USSR. Throughout her career, she also starred in films such as Bakhtiyar, Haji Gara, Bir aila, Bakinin ishiglari, Bir mahallali iki oghlan, Koroghlu, Asl dost, etc.[3] Her last role was that of the Mother in a theatre play based on Alexis Parnis's Aphrodite's Island in 1961.
Marziyya Davudova was married to actor and director Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh. She was the mother of actress Firangiz Sharifova and great-grandmother of Eurovision 2011 winner Eldar Gasimov. She died in Baku.
The Mingachevir State Drama Theatre is named after Davudova.
References
- ↑ (Azerbaijani) The World is a Window by Kifayat Rzaqizi. Customs News, 25 April 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2007
- ↑ (Russian) The Pearl of the Azerbaijani Scene by Veta Nadirova. Nash Vek, 15 June 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2007
- ↑ (Azerbaijani) Heroes of the Field of Art by Flora Khalilzadeh. Azerbaijan News. Retrieved January 10, 2007