Nasiba Zeynalova
Known for: Acting
Born: April 19, 1916 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan] - Died: March 9, 2004
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.
Known for
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The Mother in Law
Jannat
Our Teacher Jabish
Sughra
The Kidnapping of Groom
Nasiba
The Dream
Masma
Ulduz
Zuleykha
Stepmother
Fatmanisa
The Great Support
Telli
In the Name of the Law
Shahla Khanum
The Tempestuous Kura
Villager
Find That Girl
Meyransa
I Compose a Song
Grandmother
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
Mardan's Mother
The Window of Sadness
Sakina
The Boys of Our Yard
Sariyya
The Price of Happiness
Kishvar
In Front of a Closed Door
Zeynab
Execution is Postponed
Khanbaji
Molla's Adventure
Gulsum
Taste
Magic Lantern
Mother (voice)
Unusual Meetings
özü / Cənnət xala / Qəmər xanım / Qızbacı / Xeyransa arvad / Məryəm / satıcı / Cəhrə qarı
"Qayınana" əməliyyatı
Qayınana
Hijran
Gizbaji
Aktrisanın təbəssümü
Nasiba Zeynalova