Marziyya Yusuf qizi Davudova, also spelled Marziya Davudova, ( az, Mərziyyə Davudova; ; 8 December 1901 – 6 January 1962) was a Russian-born Soviet Azerbaijan actress who starred in theatre and silent film. She was awarded the

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 ...

(1949).

Early life and career

Marziyya Davudova was born on 8 December 1901 in Astrakhan,

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(now

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), into a family of

Astrakhan Tatar Astrakhan Tatars ( tt-Latn, Əsterxan tatarları, Əsterhan tatarlary, Ashtarkhan tatarları) are an ethnic subgroup of the Volga Tatar. In the 15th to 17th-centuries, the Astrakhan Tatars inhabited the Astrakhan Khanate (1459–1556), which was ...

origins. She graduated from the Jamiyyat-i Kheyriyya Islamiyya school. In 1917, she debuted as an actress at the local Astrakhan Tatar Drama Theatre. In 1918, her talent was noticed by Azerbaijani actor Huseyn Arablinski who was visiting Astrakhan at the time. After the play and a short interview, Arablinski invited Davudova to pursue an acting career in

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. In 1920, she settled in Baku, Azerbaijan and joined the Arablinski theatre troupe, acting at the

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 ...

. Many of her early roles portrayed the government-propagated heroic and independent image of the new-era

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woman, as seen in ''Sevil'' by

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 ...

, ''Hayat'' 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 ...

, ''Lyubov Yarovaya'' by Konstantin Trenyov, etc.

Later life and death

Throughout her career, she also starred in films such as ''Bakhtiyar'', ''Haji Gara'', ''Bir aila'', ''Bakinin ishiglari'', ''Bir mahallali iki oghlan'', ''Koroghlu'', ''Asl dost'', etc.Flora Khalilzadeh,
Heroes of the Field of Art
, ''Azerbaijan News''; retrieved 10 January 2007. Her last role was that of the Mother in a theatre play based on Alexis Parnis's ''Aphrodite's Island'' in 1961. She was awarded the following awards the

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(1933); the

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(1936); the People's Artist of the USSR (1949); and Stalin Prize (or USSR State Prize) of the second degree (1948) for her role in the play "Morning of the East" by E. G. Mammadkhanli. Davudova died on 6 January 1962 in

, aged 60, after a long struggle with cancer.

Personal life

Marziyya Davudova was the partner of actor and director

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh Abbas Mirza Mirza Abdulrasul oghlu Sharifzadeh ( az, Abbas Mirzə Mirzə Əbdülrəsul oğlu Şərifzadə) (22 March 1893, Shamakhi – 16 November 1938, Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijan actor of opera, theatre, and silent film; a film director ...

, who was executed by a Soviet Union firing squad for his political activities and connections. She was the mother of actress Firangiz Sharifova, and great-grandmother of

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winner Eldar Gasimov.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davudova, Marziyya 1901 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Azerbaijani actresses People from Astrakhan People from Astrakhan Governorate Communist Party of the Soviet Union members People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Azerbaijani people of Tatar descent Soviet Azerbaijani people Azerbaijani film actresses Azerbaijani silent film actresses Azerbaijani stage actresses Soviet film actresses Soviet silent film actresses Soviet stage actresses Burials at Alley of Honor

Early life and career

Later life and death

Personal life

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