Sona Muradova
Sona Muradova | |
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Сона Мурадова | |
Born | Herrikgala, Transcaspian Oblast, Russia | 31 December 1914
Died | 16 May 1997 | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Ashgabat Pedagogical College |
Occupation | Actress |
Employer | Joseph Stalin Turkmen Drama Theater |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Spouse | Atamurat Bekmuradov |
Awards | |
Member of the Soviet of Nationalities | |
In office 1966–1974 | |
Sona Muradova (Russian: Сона Мурадова; 31 December 1914 – 16 May 1997) was a Soviet and Turkmenistani actress and politician who performed at the Joseph Stalin Turkmen Drama Theater and was a member of the Soviet of Nationalities.
Biography
[edit]Muradova was born on 31 December 1914 in Herrikgala (now in Ashgabat) and educated at the Ene Kulieva Boarding School for Girls and the Ashgabat Pedagogical College.[1][2] After working as a teacher, she joined the Turkmen Drama Theater as an actress in 1934.[3] She also worked as the Turkmen Drama Theater's director from 1955 until 1960.[3] She was later educated at the Turkmen Opera Studio from 1939 to 1940, during which she appeared as Uzuk in G. Kakhiani's The Fate of Bakhshi.[2]
She also appeared as Emilia in Othello and Vassa in Vassa Zheleznova, as well as in stage productions from other playwrights such as Bazar Amanow , Ata Atajanow , Garaja Burunow , Berdi Kerbabayev, and Güseýin Muhtarow .[3] She also had a career in cinema, appearing in films like Family Honor (1956), The Quiet Daughter-in-law (1967), You Have to Love (1973), When a Woman Rides a Horse (1974), The Magic Book of Murad (1976), Pigeons Live in Karezes (1979), Time by the Sun (1979), The Old Man and the Girl (1981), and The Return of the Patron of Songs (1984).[4]
In 1951, she was awarded the State Stalin Prize (3rd degree) for her performance as Bike in Guseyn Mukhtarov 's The Allan Family.[1] In 1955, she was awarded People's Artist of the USSR.[3] She was also an Honored Artist and People's Artist of the Turkmen SSR.[1] The Great Soviet Encyclopedia said of her: "a strong temperament, high emotionality are combined in [her] acting with a restrained manner of expressing the feelings of the heroines".[3]
In 1940, she joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.[3] She was a member of the Soviet of Nationalities during their seventh and eight convocations.[5][6] She was also awarded the Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1949, and the Order of Lenin in 1985.[1]
She married actor Atamurat Bekmuradov .[7] She died on 16 May 1997.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Stage
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1939 or 1940 | The Fate of Bakhshi | Uzuk | By G. Kakhiani | [2] |
? | Allan's Family | Bike | Written by Güseýin Muhtarow | [3] |
? | The Decisive Step | Aknabat | Written by Berdi Kerbabayev | [3] |
? | Koy-mir-Kyor | Ogyl Bostan | Written by Garaja Burunow and Bazar Amanow | [3] |
? | Kushkinskaya Fortress | Zaman's mother | Written by Ata Atajanow | [3] |
? | Othello | Emilia | Written by William Shakespeare | [3] |
? | Vassa Zheleznova | Vassa | Written by Maxim Gorky | [3] |
? | Who is the Criminal? | Dursunova | Written by Güseýin Muhtarow | [3] |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1956 | Family Honor | Bike | Dubbed by Anna Volgina | [4] |
1967 | The Quiet Daughter-in-law | Neighbor | [4] | |
1973 | You Have to Love | Mother Shirin | Uncredited | [4] |
1974 | When a Woman Rides a Horse | Witch doctor | [4] | |
1976 | The Magic Book of Murad | Aibibi | [4] | |
1979 | Pigeons Live in Karezes | Ogultuvak-edje | Dubbed by Nina Nikitina | [4] |
1979 | Time by the Sun | Grandma Gozel | [4] | |
1981 | The Old Man and the Girl | [4] | ||
1984 | The Return of the Patron of Songs | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Сона Мурадова". Kino-Teatr.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Жизнь, отданная сцене". Altyn Asyr (in Russian). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Мурадова Сона in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Сона Мурадова - фильмография". Kino-Teatr.RU. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Депутаты Верховного Совета СССР VII-го созыва 1966 - 1970". Handbook on History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991 (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Депутаты Верховного Совета СССР VIII-го созыва 1970 - 1974". Handbook on History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991 (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Атамурад Бекмурадов". Kino-Teatr.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- 1914 births
- 1997 deaths
- Soviet film actresses
- Soviet stage actresses
- Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic people
- Turkmenistan film actresses
- Turkmenistan stage actresses
- Seventh convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities
- Eighth convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities
- Actor-politicians
- People from Ashgabat
- People's Artists of the USSR
- Recipients of the Stalin Prize
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin