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This is a list of notable Azerbaijani actors, which is arranged alphabetically.
The following are lists of actors:
Baig, also commonly spelled Bayg, Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh, was a Turkic title which is today used as a name to identify lineage. It means Chief or Commander and is an honorific title. It is common in Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Europe and among their respective diaspora.
Mirza is a name of Persian origin. It is used as a surname or prefix to identify patriarchal lineage.
Marziyya Yusuf qizi Davudova, also spelled Marziya Davudova, was a Russian-born Soviet Azerbaijan actress who starred in theatre and silent film. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR (1949).
Abbas Mirza Mirza Abdulrasul oghlu Sharifzadeh was a Soviet Azerbaijan actor of opera, theatre, and silent film; a film director; and a film editor. He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1935).
Mirza Agha Aliyev was an Azerbaijani actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1949). The winner of two Stalin Prizes of the second degree.
Mirza Abduljabbar oglu Babayev was an Azerbaijani movie actor and singer. He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1956), and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1992).
Hokuma Abbasali gizi Gurbanova was an Azerbaijani and Soviet stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1965).
Sovetsky is a historic district in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is located in Yasamal raion, between Nariman Narimanov Avenue and Mirza Ibrahimov Street, and between Nizami and Ibrahim Abilov streets. There are many historical buildings over a century old, museums, mosques, baths and houses of notable Azerbaijanis.
Mustafa Ashum oglu Mardanov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani stage and film actor. People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943).
The Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR was an award given to cultural figures distinguished in various fields of art in the Azerbaijan SSR.
Bismillah is a 1925 Soviet Azerbaijani propaganda film, the first film by the Azerbaijani director Abbas-Mirza Sharifzade, it is a silent film drama about religious fanaticism and with an anti-Islamic theme. The movie was shot at a time when there was a fight against the Islamic religion in the country. The film was considered a significant success of Azerbaijani cinematography, and starred a nearly all-Azerbaijani cast.