Maya-Gozel Aimedova

Maya-Gozel Aimedova (born 28 May 1941) is a Turkmen actress, born in Ashkhabad. Her most famous role is in the 1972 film Nevestka (Daughter-in-Law).[1]

Film career

Aimedova graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1964, and joined the Turkmenistan Young Spectator's Theatre in Ashgabat. Her onscreen debut was in Sluchai v Dash-Kale (Incident in Dash-Kala, 1961), in which she played a teacher who fights against outdated marriage practices. In 1972, she starred in Nevestka, for which she was awarded a USSR State Prize.[1]

Nevestka was directed by Khodjakuli Narliev, with whom she worked on a number of films, including Kogda zhenshchina osedlaet konia (When a Woman Saddles a Horse, 1975) and Derevo Dzhamal (Djamal's Tree, 1980). For both of these films, she also co-wrote the screenplay.[1]

Her last film role was in the 1990 film Mankurt. After Turkmenistan gained independence in 1991, the country's film industry was suppressed.[1]

Personal life

Aimedova is married to Khodjakuli Narliev. She joined the Communist Party in 1971.[1]

Awards and honours

Filmography
  • Sluchai v Dash-Kale (Incident in Dash-Kala, 1961)
  • Nevestka (Daughter-in-Law, 1972)
  • Kogda zhenshchina osedlaet konia (When a Woman Saddles a Horse, 1975)
  • Umei skazat' net (You Must Be Able to Say No, 1976)
  • Derevo Dzhamal (Djamal's Tree, 1980)
  • Karakumy, 45 gradusov v teni (Karakumy, 45 Degrees in the Shade, 1982)
  • Fragi - razluchennyi so schast'em (Fragi - Separated from Happiness, 1984)
  • Do svidaniia, moi parfinianin (Goodbye, My Parthian, 1987)
  • Beshenaia (The Mad Woman, 1988)
  • Mankurt (1990)
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References
  1. Rollberg, Peter (2008). "Aimedova, Maia-Gozel". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 323–324. ISBN 978-0-8108-6268-5.
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