Lyudmila Semyonovna Dukhovnaya ( az, Lyudmila Semyonovna Duxovnaya, russian: Людмила Семёновна Духовная, born October 23, 1944) is an Azerbaijani actress,

People's Artiste of Azerbaijan People’s Artiste of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture. The term artiste refers to a professional entertainer, and awards creative success in the theater, cinema and music fie ...

Biography

Lyudmila Dukhovnaya was born on October 23, 1944, 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 ...

. In 1965, she graduated from the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. Since 1964, she has been working at the

Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theatre The Samed Vurgun Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre ( az, Səməd Vurğun adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Rus Drama Teatrı, russian: Азербайджанский государственный русский драматический театр ...

. She played more than 120 roles.

Awards

— May 22, 1991 *

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the mer ...

— January 10, 1978 * Shohrat Order — October 23, 2019 * Figaro Acting Prize — 2016 * Golden Darvish Award — 1996 *

Humay Award Humay Award () was an Azerbaijani national achievement award, established in 1993 by the Baku International Cultural Society and was active until 2019. History The first award ceremony was held at the Gulustan Palace in March 1994. For the fir ...

— 2005

References

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