Marziyya Davudova Explained

Marziyya Yusuf gizi Davudova, also spelled Marziya Davudova, (Azerbaijani: Mərziyyə Davudova; ; 8 December 1901 – 6 January 1962) was a Russian-born Soviet Azerbaijani actress who starred in theatre and silent film.[1] She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR (1949).[2] [3]

Early life and career

Marziyya Davudova was born on 8 December 1901 in Astrakhan, Russian Empire (now Russia),[4] into a family of Astrakhan Tatar origins.[5] 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 Baku.[6] In 1920, she settled in Baku, Azerbaijan and joined the Arablinski theatre troupe, acting at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre.

Many of her early roles portrayed the government-propagated heroic and independent image of the new-era Soviet woman, as seen in Sevil by Jafar Jabbarly, Hayat by Mirza Ibrahimov, Lyubov Yarovaya by Konstantin Trenyov, etc.[7]

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.[8] 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 Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1933); the People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (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 Baku, aged 60, after a long struggle with cancer.

Personal life

Marziyya Davudova was the partner of actor and director Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh,[9] 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 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 winner Eldar Gasimov.

See also

References

  1. Book: Больша́я сове́тская энциклопе́дия (The Great Russian Encyclopedia) . 1969 . Prokhorov . A. M. . ru.
  2. Web site: Марзия Давудова . DAVUDOVA MARZIYA YUSUF KYZY . 2022-10-18 . Кино-Театр.Ру.
  3. Web site: Давудова Марзия Юсуф кызы . 2022-10-18 . kino-cccp.net . ru.
  4. Web site: January 6, 2022 . Hər iki həyat yoldaşı güllələndi, ona görə qadınlar çadrasını atdı, ömrünün sonunadək qorxu ilə yaşadı... . Both spouses were shot, so women threw away their veils and lived in fear until the end of their lives... . 2022-10-18 . Kulis.az . az.
  5. Web site: 2011-06-17 . Победитель «Евровидения» Эльдар Касумов споет на языке своей бабушки . Eurovision winner Eldar Kasumov will sing in the language of his grandmother . 2022-10-18 . AZE.az . en-US.
  6. The World is a Window by Kifayat Rzaqizi. Customs News, 25 April 2003; retrieved 10 January 2007.
  7. Veta Nadirova, The Pearl of the Azerbaijani Scene, nashvek.media-az.com, 15 June 2006; retrieved 10 January 2007.
  8. Flora Khalilzadeh, Heroes of the Field of Art, Azerbaijan News; retrieved 10 January 2007.
  9. Web site: У народной артистки Азербайджана Франгиз Шарифзаде день рождения . 2022-10-17 . 1news.az . ru.