Shafiga Hashim gizi Mammadova (; March 30, 1945) — is an Azerbaijani cinema and theatre actress. She was the honoured Artist of the

Azerbaijan SSR The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union be ...

(1974) and

People's Artist People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the U ...

of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982).

Biography

She was born on March 30, 1945, in

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. In 1968, Shafiga graduated from actor faculty of Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute. Since 1968, she played at

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and since 1980, she taught at

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(former Theatrical Institute). From 1995 to 2000, she was deputy of the

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. She has a professor's degree. By the Order of President

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dated March 29, 2025, Shafiga Mammadova was awarded the "Istiglal" Order for her significant contributions to the development of Azerbaijani culture. The order was presented to her on the same day by President Ilham Aliyev.

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

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for Gulya’s role in ''

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'' film. *December 1, 1982 – People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. *March 29, 2025 –

Istiglal Order Istiglal Order (), is the highest supreme order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with Heydar Aliyev Order. presented by the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan. ''Istiglal'' translates to Sovereignty in Azerbaijani. History and statu ...

Activity in the theatre

Shafiga Mammadova created unforgettable characters in the theatre. *''

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'' – Gertrude *''Gathering of mad people'' of

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– Pirpiz Sona *''Disappointed girl'' – Sona *''Summer days of the city'' – Dilare *''

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'' of

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– Masha *''Native land'' of

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– Jenshengul’s wife *''

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'' – Lady Milford *''Gold'' of

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l – Susanne *''Khayyam'' of

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– Sevda *''Voice coming from gardens'' of Ilyas Efendiyev – Guljan *''My sin'' – Nurjahan *''Destroyed diaries'' – Anjel *''After the rain'' of

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– Nihal *''When the fairytale begins'' of Imran Gasimov – Tahira *''Comedy of mankind or

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'' – Theodora *''Parvenues'' – Yelena Nikolayevna *''Human'' of

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– Natasha *''Jealous hearts'' of Racho Stoyanov – Milkana *''Aydin'' of

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– Gultekin *''Bald mountain'' of Akram Aylisli

Filmography

*''Swarthy'' (1966) – Perijahan *''Our Jabish muellim'' (1969) – Jabish’s wife *''Through the path of charvadars'' (1974) – Sariya *''

Dada Gorgud Dada Gorgud () — Azerbaijani Soviet 2-episode epic film of 1975 with elements of drama and melodrama produced by the film studio Azerbaijanfilm, based on the Oguz epic "Book of Dede Korkut The ''Book of Dede Korkut'' or ''Book of Korkut Ata ...

'' (1975) – Burla Khatun *''Value of happiness'' (1976) – Rukhsara *''Birthday'' (1977) – Farida *''To volcano'' (1977) *''

'' (1979) – Gulya *''Film director Hasan Seyidbeyli'' (2002) (documentary)

References

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