Shafiga Mammadova

Biography

She was born on March 30, 1945, in Derbent.

In 1968, Shafiga graduated from actor faculty of Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute. Since 1968, she played at Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. Since 1980, she teaches at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (former Theatrical Institute). From 1995 to 2000, she was deputy of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. She has a Professor’s degree.

Awards

•June 1, 1974 – Honoured Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR.

•1980 – the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR for Farida’s role in “Birthday” film.

•1981 – the USSR State Prize for Gulya’s role in “Interrogation” film.

•December 1, 1982 – People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Activity in the theatre

Shafiga Mammadova created unforgettable characters in the theatre.

•“Hamlet” – Gertrude

•“Gathering of mad people” of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh – Pirpiz Sona

•“Disappointed girl” – Sona

•“Summer days of the city” – Dilare

•“The Living Corpse” of Leo Tolstoy – Masha

•“Native land” of Chinghiz Aitmatov – Jenshengul’s wife

•“Intrigue and Love” – Lady Milford

•“Gold” of Eugene O'Neilll – Susanne

•“Khayyam” of Huseyn Javid – Sevda

•“Voice coming from gardens” of Ilyas Efendiyev – Guljan

•“My sin” – Nurjahan

•“Destroyed diaries” – Anjel

•“After the rain” of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh – Nihal

•“When the fairytale begins” of Imran Gasimov – Tahira

•“Comedy of mankind or Don Juan” – Theodora

•“Parvenues” – Yelena Nikolayevna

•“Human” of Samad Vurgun – Natasha

•“Jealous hearts” of Racho Stoyanov – Milkana

•“Aydin” of Jafar Jabbarly – Gultekin

•“Bald mountain” of Akram Aylisli

Filmography

•“Swarthy” (1966) – Perijahan

•“Our Jabish muellim” (1969) – Jabish’s wife

•“Through the path of charvadars” (1974) – Sariya

•“Dede Gorgud” (1975) – Burla Khatun

•“Value of happiness” (1976) – Rukhsara

•“Birthday” (1977) – Farida

•“To volcano” (1977)

•“Interrogation” (1979) – Gulya

•“Film director Hasan Seyidbeyli” (2002) (documentary).