Maya-Gozel Aimedova

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Maya-Gozel Aimedova
Maýa-Gözel Aýmedowa
Born (1941-05-28) May 28, 1941 (age 83)
Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationActress

Maya-Gozel Aymedova [lower-alpha 1] (born 28 May 1941) is a Turkmen actress. Her most famous role is in the 1972 film Nevestka (Daughter-in-Law). [1]

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Film career

Aimedova was born in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR and graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1964, and joined the Turkmenistan Young Spectator's Theatre in Ashgabat. Her onscreen debut was in Sluchai v Dash-Kale (Incident in Dash-Kala, 1961), in which she played a teacher who fights against outdated marriage practices. In 1972, she starred in Nevestka, for which she was awarded a USSR State Prize. [1]

Nevestka was directed by Khodjakuli Narliev, with whom she worked on a number of films, including Kogda zhenshchina osedlaet konia (When a Woman Saddles a Horse, 1975) and Derevo Dzhamal (Djamal's Tree, 1980). For both of these films, she also co-wrote the screenplay. [1]

Her last film role was in the 1990 film Mankurt. After Turkmenistan gained independence in 1991, the country's film industry was suppressed. [1]

Personal life

Aimedova is married to Khodjakuli Narliev. She joined the Communist Party in 1971. [1]

Awards and honours

Filmography

Notes

  1. Turkmen: Maýa-Gözel Aýmedowa, sometimes given as Maya-Gozel Aimedova

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rollberg, Peter (2008). "Aimedova, Maia-Gozel". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 323–324. ISBN   978-0-8108-6268-5.