Hokuma Abbasali gizi Gurbanova ( az, Hökümə Abbasəli qızı Qurbanova; June 11, 1913, Baku, Russian Empire – November 2, 1988, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) was an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

i and

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

stage and film actress.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1965).

Biography

Hokuma Gurbanova was born in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

, Russian Empire. In 1931, she graduated from a pedagogical college of Baku. In 1931 to 1932, she studied piano at the Baku Academy of Music. Gurbanova was briefly married to actor

Alasgar Alakbarov Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov ( az, Ələsgər Ələkbərov) (26 March 1910, Baku – 31 January 1963, Baku), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor. Career He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music w ...

and gave birth to a daughter, Naila. Gurbanova had another daughter, Vafa, also an actress, from her second marriage to stage decorator Nusrat Fatullayev. Gurbanova's career as an actress began in 1933, at the ''

Azerbaijanfilm Azerbaijanfilm ( az, Azərbaycanfilm) is an Azerbaijani state film production company. It is located in the capital Baku. History "Azerbaijanfilm" was established in 1920 as a photo-cinema department at the Azerbaijan SSR People's Commissariat, ...

'' studio, when she played the role of Yakhshi in one of the earliest Soviet Azerbaijani feature films ''Almas'', chosen for the role by screenwriter

Jafar Jabbarly Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter. Life After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Bak ...

himself. From 1938, she performed in a troupe of

Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre The Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre ( az, Azərbaycan Akademik Milli Dram Teatrı) is an academic theatre of drama in Baku, Azerbaijan. History of the theatre The theatre has its origins in national holidays and dances. Elements of theatr ...

in various drama genres. Hokuma Gurbanova was a member of the Union of Cinematographers’ of the

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

and member of the

Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR ( Azerbaijani: Азәрбаjҹан ССР Али Совети, ''Azərbaycan SSR Ali Soveti''; Russian: Верховный Совет Азербайджа́нской ССР tr. ''Verkhovnyy Sovet Azerba ...

of the 7th and 8th convocations. She died on November 2, 1988 in Baku and was buried in the Alley of Honor.

Awards and titles

(1965) *

Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR The Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR ( az, Mirzə Fətəli Axundov adına Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatı) was an award given to cultural figures distinguished in various fields of art in the Azerbaijan SSR. About Th ...

(1965) *

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

(1959) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1973) * Order of the Badge of Honour (1949) * Medals

Theatrical works

* “Vagif” by

Samad Vurgun Samad Vurgun ( az, Səməd Vurğun ; born Samad Yusif oghlu Vekilov;, . March 21, 1906 – May 27, 1956) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet poet, dramatist, public figure, first People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943), academician of Azerbaijan Na ...

(first performance) – ''Tamara'' * “

Farhad and Shirin Khosrow and Shirin ( fa, خسرو و شیرین) is the title of a famous tragic romance by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209), who also wrote Layla and Majnun. It tells a highly elaborated fictional version of the story of the love ...

” by Samad Vurgun – ''Shirin'' * “Javanshir” by Mehdi Huseyn – ''Reyhan'' * “The bride of fire” by

– ''Solmaz'' * “Bumpkin” by

Mirza Ibrahimov Mirza Ibrahimov (Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Mirzə İbrahimov) (15 October 1911, Eyvaq, Sarab County, Sarab – 17 December 1993, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, playwright, state and public figure. Mirza Ibrahimov was born in t ...

– ''Banovsha'' * “Antony and Cleopatra” by

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

– ''Cleopatra''

Filmography

* 1972 – “Habib – sovereign of snakes” * 1967 – “Man drops anchor” – ''Shamana'' * 1965 – “Woolen scarf” * 1962 – “I will dance” – ''Bikatu'' * 1961 – “The life teaches” * 1959 – “Can he be forgiven?” * 1943 – “One family” – ''Leyla'' * 1936 – “Almas” – ''Yakshi''

References

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Biography

Awards and titles

Theatrical works

Filmography

See also

References