Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1916-04-20
Day of Death
2004-03-10
Place of Birth
Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]
Nasiba Zeynalova
Biography
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 (27)
Neighborhood
2003
Execution is Postponed
2003
The Dream
2001
"Qayınana" əməliyyatı
1999
Unusual Meetings
1988
Magic Lantern
1987
The Window of Sadness
1986
The Kidnapping of Groom
1985Taste
1984
Hijran
1983
In Front of a Closed Door
1981
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
1981
The Name Is Yours, The Taste Is Mine
1980
The Mother in Law
1978
