Sholpan Isabekyzy Zhandarbekova (1 January 1922 - 14 September 2005) was a Kazakh actress and teacher.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1982).

Early life and education

Sholpan Zhandarbekova was born on January 1, 1922 (according to other sources, on January 2, 1923) in Milibulak village, now Karkaralyn district,

Karaganda region Karaganda Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The region borders Akmola and Pavlodar Region to the north, Abai Region to the east, Jetisu, Almaty, and Zhambyl Regions to the south, and Kostanay and Ulytau regio ...

, Kazakhstan. In 1942, she graduated from the Theater and Art School in Alma-Ata.

Career

Since 1941, Zhandarbekova was an actress at the Mukhtar Auezov Kazakh Drama Theater, where she worked until the end of her life. Zhandarbekova played more than 200 roles. Since 1968, Zhandarbekova has been engaged in teaching activities. Since 1978, she has taught Actor's Mastery at T.K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, thereby significantly contributing to the training of future theater artists. She became a Professor in 1982. Zhandarbekova acted in movies. She worked with film director Shaken Aymanov. For 17 years, she was the head of the local committee in the Mukhtar Auezov Kazakh Drama Theater. For ten years, Zhandarbekova was a military chief in the Almaty region, twice elected as a deputy of the

Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR (; ), also known as the Supreme Council, was a supreme organ of republican power of Kazakhstan, then known as the Kazakh SSR, one of the republics comprising the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet was the only g ...

. Sholpan Zhandarbekova died on September 14, 2005 in Almaty. She is buried at the Kensai Cemetery.

Family

* Husband - Zhandarbekov Kurmanbek (1904-1973) - theater and film actor, director, and singer. People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1936). * Daughters Aktoti and Botha and son Akkozi.

Awards and honors

* Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1945) * People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1959) * People's Artist of the USSR (1982) * State Prize of the Kazakh SSR (1980) — for the role of Azhar in the play ''Stronger than Death'' by Saken Zhunusov *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

, twice *

Order of Otan The Order of Otan ( Kazakh: ''Отан ордені'', trans. ''Otan ordeni'', ''Order of the Fatherland'') is one of the highest orders of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The order is usually awarded to citizens for the following, but there have been ...

(2005) *

Medal "For Distinguished Labour" The Medal "For Distinguished Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour high performances in labour or contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manuf ...

* Four Certificates of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR.

Filmography

* 1945 - ''Abai Route'' - Magysh * 1954 - ''Daughter of the Steppes'' - Ziyada * 1954 - ''A Poem about Love'' - Bayan Sulu * 1962 - ''Crossroads''

Commemoration

In 2013, a memorial plaque was opened in honor of Sholpan Zhandarbekova on the wall of house No. 42 on Zhambyla Street in Almaty, where she lived.

References

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