Aziza Mammadova

Aziza Mammadova (Azerbaijani: Əzizə Məmmədova; 1892, Tiflis – 14 August 1961, Baku) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet stage and film actress, one of the first actresses of the Azerbaijani theater[1] and one of the first Azerbaijani film actresses,[2] Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1936).

Aziza Mammadova
Born1892
Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 14, 1961
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationActress
Years active1921–1961

Biography

Aziza Abdulbaghi gizi Mammadova was born in 1892 in Tiflis in the family of the famous khanende singer Bulbuljan. Seeing his daughter's interest in music, her father taught her to play the accordion.[3]

Later, Zulalov married off his daughter to Salman Hajiyev from Sheki. In 1907, the couple had a daughter, Sona, who in the future also became an actress and people's artist of the republic. A year later, Aziza's husband suddenly dies and Aziza, together with her daughter, moves back to her father's house in Tiflis.[3]

After some time, Zulalov, together with his daughter and granddaughter, moved to Ashgabat, and in 1919 to Baku. After the Soviet occupation of Azerbaijan in 1920, Aziza gets a job at the Abilov Club, and later at the Ali Bayramov Women' Club.[3]

Mammadova began her stage activity in the drama club at the women' club named after Ali Bayramov in Baku.[1]

From 1921 to 1925 she was an actress of the Baku Free Satir Agitation Theatre. From 1925 to 1933 she performed on the stage of the Baku Turkic Workers' Theatre. In 1933, Mammadova became an actress at the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater.[1]

On stage, Mammadova performed various roles. She became widely known primarily as the best performer of images of Azerbaijani women with national colorings.[1]

In addition to the theater, the actress also starred in a number of feature films. On 1 February 1936, Aziza Mammadova was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR for her services on the stage of the theater. She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the Order of the Badge of Honour.[2]

She passed away on 14 August 1961 in Baku.[1]

Personal life
  • Spouse - Salman Hajiyev;
  • Daughter - Sona Hajiyeva (1907-1979), a theater and film actress, People Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.[4]

Roles played in the theater

Filmography
YearFilmRole
1929Haji GaraGulsum, Sona's mother
1940New HorizonFatma
1955The MeetingAziza
1958The StepmotherSolmaz

References
  1. Под ред. Дж. Кулиева (1982). Мәммәдова Әзизә Әбдүлбағы гызы // Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия. Vol. VI. Baku: Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии. p. 505.
  2. Под ред. Дж. Кулиева (1982). Мәммәдова Әзизә Әбдүлбағы гызы // Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия. Vol. VI. Baku: Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии. p. 506.
  3. Savalan Fərəcov (2017-12-06). "Bir aktrisanın sənət yolu" (in Azerbaijani). medeniyyet.az. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. Под ред. Дж. Кулиева (1987). Һаҹыјева Сона Салман гызы // Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия. Vol. VI. Baku: Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии. p. 155.
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