Nasiba Zeynalova
Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea. While in secondary school she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she joined a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy. She earned a degree at the Baku School of Theatre. In the following years Nasiba Zeynalova acted in 22 films and around 70 plays, as well as in numerous television sketches. She is most remembered for the roles of Fatmanisa in Stepmother, (1958), Sughra in Our Teacher Jabish (1969), Jannat in Mother in Law (1978) and Nasiba in The Kidnapping of Fiance (1985). She was famous mostly for her comedy roles. In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
Filmography
Neighborhood
as Grandmother
Neighborhood
as Grandmother
Execution is Postponed
as Khanbaji
Execution is Postponed
as Khanbaji
The Dream
as Masma
The Dream
as Masma
"Qayınana" əməliyyatı
as Qayınana
"Qayınana" əməliyyatı
as Qayınana
Unusual Meetings
as özü / Cənnət xala / Qəmər xanım / Qızbacı / Xeyransa arvad / Məryəm / satıcı / Cəhrə qarı
Unusual Meetings
as özü / Cənnət xala / Qəmər xanım / Qızbacı / Xeyransa arvad / Məryəm / satıcı / Cəhrə qarı
Magic Lantern
as Mother (voice)
Magic Lantern
as Mother (voice)
The Window of Sadness
as Sakina
The Window of Sadness
as Sakina
The Kidnapping of Groom
as Nasiba
The Kidnapping of Groom
as Nasiba
Taste
Taste
Hijran
as Gizbaji
Hijran
as Gizbaji
In Front of a Closed Door
as Zeynab
In Front of a Closed Door
as Zeynab
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
as Mardan's Mother
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
as Mardan's Mother
The Name Is Yours, The Taste Is Mine
as Gamza
The Name Is Yours, The Taste Is Mine
as Gamza
The Mother in Law
as Jannat
The Mother in Law
as Jannat
I Compose a Song
as Grandmother
I Compose a Song
as Grandmother
The Price of Happiness
as Kishvar
The Price of Happiness
as Kishvar
Aktrisanın təbəssümü
as Nasiba Zeynalova
Aktrisanın təbəssümü
as Nasiba Zeynalova
The 1001st Tour
as Sharabani
The 1001st Tour
as Sharabani
The Boys of Our Yard
as Sariyya
The Boys of Our Yard
as Sariyya
Find That Girl
as Meyransa
Find That Girl
as Meyransa
Our Teacher Jabish
as Sughra
Our Teacher Jabish
as Sughra
The Tempestuous Kura
as Villager
The Tempestuous Kura
as Villager
In the Name of the Law
as Shahla Khanum
In the Name of the Law
as Shahla Khanum
Ulduz
as Zuleykha
Ulduz
as Zuleykha
The Great Support
as Telli
The Great Support
as Telli
Molla's Adventure
as Gulsum
Molla's Adventure
as Gulsum
Stepmother
as Fatmanisa
Stepmother
as Fatmanisa