Leyla Badirbayli
Biography
Leyla Javanshirova was born on 8 January 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. In 1945, Badirbeyli played Gulchohra's part from "The Cloth Peddler" musical comedy. Henceforth she played memorable roles in such films as "Fatali khan", "The Meeting", "Shadows are crawling", "Her Great Heart", "Koroghlu", "The Tempestuous Kura", "Sevil", "Boys of our street", "One fine day", "The Dervish Detonates Paris" etc. In 1951, Leyla Badirbeyli graduated from Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute named after M.A.Aliyev. The actress died on 23 November 1999.
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Full filmography
- Koroghlu (1960) as Nigar
- Trap (1990) as Günelin nənəsi
- Sevil (1970) as Tafta
- Man's Word (1987) as Khavar
- Straight to the Volcano (1977) as Gulsum
- Straight to the Volcano (1977) as Gulsum
- Sabuhi (1941) as Tubu
- Sovgat (1942) as Ayna
- Arshin Takes a Wife (1945) as Gulchohra
- İntizar (1970) as Mother
- The Meeting (1955) as Bilgeyis
- The Cherry Tree (1972) as Mushafar
- One Fine Day (1977) as Vasif's mother-in-law (novell «V odin prekrasnyj den'»)
- The Boys of Our Yard (1973) as Leyla
- The Poet (1991) as Goncha
- Çarvadarların izi ilə (1974) as Mafruza
- The Tempestuous Kura (1969) as Zarnigar
- The Husband of Young Woman (1988) as Mother in Law
- I Compose a Song (1978) as Nadir's Mother
- Fatali Khan (1947) as Tuti Bika
- The Darvish Detonates Paris (1976) as Shahrabanu
- Her Great Heart (1958) as Khalida
- I Will Burn in the Fire of Purification (1991) as Zahra's Aunt
- Hello from the Other World (1991) as Karbalayi Fatma