Zarosh (Zarrintaj) Mirzabagir gizi Hamzayeva, née Aliyeva ( az, Xumar Rza qızı Zülfüqarova; 22 March 1925, Negram village,

Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Nakhichevan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Azerbaijan SSR, itself a republic within the Soviet Union. It was formed on 16 March 1921 and became a part of the Azerb ...

– 6 June 2004, Baku) was Azerbaijani and Soviet actress, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan (1956), People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1967).

Life

Zarosh Aliyeva was born on 22 March 1925 in the village of Negram, Babek region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Her father, Mirza Bagir Aliyev, was a well-known intellectual, and her mother, Afshan Makinskaya, was a well-educated woman. Mirza Bagir wrote the book "Our Bloody Days" about the atrocities committed by the Armenian Dashnaks in Nakhchivan in 1918–1920. Aliyeva received her secondary education in the village of Negram and from the age of nine or ten tended to recite poetry. In 1941 she first appeared on stage.

Career

In 1938, Aliyeva married theater director and actor Ibrahim Hamzayev. In 1941, she first appeared on stage performing in the school drama club. In 1942, Hamzayeva began her stage activity at the Nakhchivan State Music and Drama Theater named after

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin (magazine), ''Molla Nasraddin'', a ...

. In 1944, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...

. In 1948, together with her husband, director Ibragim Hamzayev, Hamzayeva was sent to the State Drama Theater of Qaryagin (now the Fuzuli State Drama Theater), which was then on the verge of closure. Since 1950, the Hamzayevs resumed their work at the Nakhichevan Theater, working on new performances. In 1956, Hamzayeva was awarded the title of the Honored Artist of Azerbaijan. In 1960, theater critic Adila Ismayilova wrote a book about Hamzayeva. In 1967, Hamzayeva was awarded a title of the People's Artist of Azerbaijan. After the death of her husband Hamzayeva did not appear on the stage again. She moved to Baku. In 2000, by decree of the President of Azerbaijan,

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

, Hamzayeva was awarded the

Order of Glory Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

. Zarosh Hamzayeva died on 6 June 2004 in Baku. In 2008, on the day of the fourth anniversary of the death of Gamzayeva, a memorial plaque was installed on the wall of the house where the actress lived at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.

Filmography

* Summer Day Hazan Leaves (film, 1986) * Nehremli girl (film, 2002)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamzayeva, Zarosh 1925 births 2004 deaths Azerbaijani stage actresses People's Artists of Azerbaijan Recipients of the Shohrat Order Soviet actresses