Mozol Aleksandrovna Izrailova ( ; 1955) is a

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actress of the Judeo-Tat Theatre.Book ( ru:«Самородки Дагестана») – ''Gifted of Dagestan'' by Irina Mikhailova, Makhachkala, Russia. p. 11. 2014. By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of

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, for many years of work and high merits in the field of culture, Mozol Izrailova was awarded the title of "Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Dagestan."Irina Rakhmanova.

Biography

Mozol Izrailova was born in Derbent, Dagestan, into a

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family. Her interest in theatre began in childhood. After finishing school, she often attended performances with her family. She was drawn to positive heroes, loved designing costumes, and enjoyed performing in front of friends and parents. In 1972, at the age of seventeen, Mozol Izrailova began working as an actress in the Judeo-Tat Theater. At the time, the theater was led by Abram Avdalimov. She collaborated with renowned theater actors such as Bikel Matatova (1928–2013), Avshalum (Shori) Nakhshunov (1925–1997), Raziil Ilyaguyev (1945–2016), Roman Izyaev (1940–2018), Eva Shalver, and many others. Mozol Izrailova performed in numerous theater productions, often in leading roles. In Hizgil Avshalumov's comedy play ''Khan and Vizier'', she portrayed a servant. In ''The Fortune Teller-Deceiver'' (), she played Ostigras. In

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's play ''Mother-in-Law'' (), she took on the role of the bride, Sevda. In the play based on the play by Mikhail Dadashev, ''False tradition'' (), she played the role of the wife, Asnat.Angela Ruvinova. Mozol Izrailova played in the comedy based on the play by

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''Regrets for not learning'' ().Lyubov Davydova. She also played in Irina Mikhailova's play ''Let's Get Married'' (), where she played the role of the TV show host, Momo Khanukaeva.Irina Mikhailova. Irina Mikhailova. Mozol Izrailova performed with the theater in

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, as well as in

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, and

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. Mozol Izrailova also worked as an assistant director at the theater, where she taught novice actors sight-reading and assisted with acting. The main director was Lev Manakhimov. She speaks Azerbaijani fluently and understands

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and Tabasaran. Around 2018, Mozol Izrailova stopped performing in the theater and left Derbent.

Literature

Awards

* Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Dagestan

References

External links

Mozol Izrailova: Favorite profession
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