Maya-Gozel Aymedova (Turkmen: Maýa-Gözel Aýmedowa; born 28 May 1941 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR), also known as Maya-Gozel Aimedova, is a Turkmen actress. 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debut was in Sluchai v Dash-Kale (Incident in Dash-Kala, 1961), in which she played a teacher who fights against outdated marriage practices.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
- 1972 - USSR State Prize
- 1982 - People's Artist of Turkmen SSR
- 1987 - People's Artist of the USSR
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)