Nasiba Zeynalova

Known for ActingBorn 1916-04-20Died 2004-03-10Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Find That Girl

In Front of a Closed Door

Neighborhood

The Price of Happiness

The Mother in Law

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You

The Kidnapping of Groom

Stepmother

Our Teacher Jabish

The Window of Sadness

The Dream

The Tempestuous Kura

Ulduz

The Great Support

I Compose a Song

In the Name of the Law

Execution is Postponed

"Qayınana" əməliyyatı

Unusual Meetings

Magic Lantern

Taste

Hijran

The Name Is Yours, The Taste Is Mine

Aktrisanın təbəssümü

The 1001st Tour

The Boys of Our Yard

Molla's Adventure