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Hamida Omarova

Actor

Hamida Omarova

Born April 25, 1957 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]33 films

Hamida Omarova (Azerbaijani: Həmidə Ömərova) was born to a family of teachers, Mammad and Nasiba Omarov. Her parents met at university where both of them studied foreign languages, and went on to have four children, three of whom died in their infancy. When Hamida was born, her parents visited the Sufi Hamid shrine in Qazakh and after being sure the newborn would survive, they named her after the sanctuary. Following her parents' divorce in 1960 and her father's permanent departure to his native Gazakh, Hamida Omarova was raised by her mother and grandmother. After graduating from high school she enrolled at Baku State University to study philology. While finishing her first year in 1975, she entered an academic contest along with other 300 people and was among the 15 contestants who were admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.

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Omarova's first role was in a short film entitled The Dentist in 1977. Since then, she starred in over 30 films and became the most successful Azerbaijani actress of the decade performing at times in up to 4 movie shootings simultaneously. In Russia, she is known mostly for acting in Yuli Gusman's film "Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You" (1981), staged in Gakh, Azerbaijan. Her performance was rewarded with numerous awards including that of a People's Artist of Azerbaijan. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan's movie industry experienced severe decline. This became both a career decay and a psychological ordeal for Omarova. After going through a period of depression, she got married in 1992 and gave birth to a son. At the same time, she hosted the late night show Retro, a weekly review of classic movies from Azerbaijan and abroad. In 2006 Omarova was elected President of the Azerbaijani Union of Cinematographers.

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Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 2024Spinster 2
  2. 2023Spinster
  3. 2020Ana və poçtalyonAna
  4. 2020HəsrətNatavan
  5. 2019Be a Man
  6. 2016A Train Called TimeSanubar
  7. 2013Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You! 1919Telli Mamikbekova
  8. 2013Black & White Nights
  9. 2008Welcome, My AngelMadina's Neighbour
  10. 2007CaucasiaFortune Teller
  11. 2001Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boyXan qısı
  12. 2000Boghach Khan Son of Dirse KhanXan qısı
  13. 1998Hotel RoomRafiga
  14. 1992Demons Prison
  15. 1991Shirbala's loveNazlı
  16. 1991I Will Burn in the Fire of PurificationZahra
  17. 1991The PoetKhanum
  18. 1989The Native ShoresZivar
  19. 1986She Likes MeMukhabbat
  20. 1986WhirlpoolTamara
  21. 1985And Umai Saw a DreamUmai (voice)
  22. 1985The Rain During the HolidayGirl
  23. 1983The Music TeacherShafiga
  24. 1982The Silver TruckMadina
  25. 1982NizamiPari Afag
  26. 1982Painful RoadsNurzad
  27. 1981Uzeyir's LifeMaleyka khanum
  28. 1981Don't Be Afraid, I'm with YouTelli
  29. 1981The Road StoryZumrud
  30. 1981Our Great-Grandfather's GrandfatherZeynab
  31. 1980I Want to UnderstandChinara
  32. 1980Golden PrecipiceShafiga
  33. 1980Vah!Fatma