Leyla Badirbayli
Actor
Biography
Leyla Javanshirova was born on 8 January 1920 in Baku, in the family of Aghalar Badirbeyov, from the generation of Shamkir beys. In 1936, she became the soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of Azerbaijan, where she worked up until 1942. In 1942, on guidance of the Azerbaijan State Drama Theatre, named after Meshadi Azizbeyov's invitation, she began to perform on the stage of this theatre. In 1945, Badirbeyli played Gulchohra's part from "The Cloth Peddler" musical comedy. Henceforth she played memorable roles in such films as "Fatali khan", "The Meeting", "Shadows are crawling", "Her Great Heart", "Koroghlu", "The Tempestuous Kura", "Sevil", "Boys of our street", "One fine day", "The Dervish Detonates Paris" etc. In 1951, Leyla Badirbeyli graduated from Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute named after M.A.Aliyev. The actress died on 23 November 1999.
Filmography
The Meeting
as Bilgeyis 1955
The Tempestuous Kura
as Zarnigar 1969
The Darvish Detonates Paris
as Shahrabanu 1976
I Compose a Song
as Nadir's Mother 1978
Saddle these Horses
as Villager 1984
Asif, Vasif, AÄŸasif
as Grandmother 1983
Man's Word
as Khavar 1987
The Shadows are Crawling
as Leyla 1958
Fatali Khan
as Tuti Bika 1947
Hello from the Other World
as Karbalayi Fatma 1991
One Fine Day
as Vasif's mother-in-law (novell «V odin prekrasnyj den'») 1977
Koroghlu
as Nigar 1960
Sabuhi
as Tubu 1941
The Poet
as Goncha 1991
The Rambunctious Gang
as Uchenitsa 1937
Her Great Heart
as Khalida 1958