Tamilla (Tamella) Islam gizi Abdullayeva ( az, Tamilla (Tamella) İslam qızı Abdullayeva, born December 10, 1943) is an Azerbaijani theater 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
Tamilla Abdullayeva was born on December 10, 1943, in
Tovuz. She studied at the secondary school in Tovuz, in 1961–1965 she studied at the faculty of drama and film acting of
Azerbaijan State Theater Institute.
Tamilla Abdullayeva began her stage career at the
Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators, and worked here in 1965–1967. In 1967, when the
Yerevan State Azerbaijan Drama Theater was restored after a long break, she began to operate in that theater. In connection with the relocation of the theater in 1988, she continued her activity at the
Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy
Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Musiqili Komediya Teatrı) is one of the leading musical theatres of Azerbaijan.
History
The premiere of ''Husband and wife'', a musical comedy written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov in 1 ...
, where she worked until 1995, and in 1995–1999 she worked at the Bashir Miniature Theater. In 1999, she started working at the Yerevan State Azerbaijan Drama Theater again.
Awards
* 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 ...
— October 16, 2007
* Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — November 24, 1978
* "Theater figure" Gold medal — 2007
References
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1943 births
Living people
Azerbaijani stage actresses