Hamida Mammad qizi Omarova (Azerbaijani: Həmidə Ömərova, born 25
April 1957 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani actress.Hamida Omarova 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.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 Gorkhma, saninlayam / Ре Ð±Ð¾Ð¹Ñ Ñ , Ñ Ñ Ñ‚Ð¾Ð±Ð¾Ð¹
("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.
April 1957 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani actress.Hamida Omarova 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.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 Gorkhma, saninlayam / Ре Ð±Ð¾Ð¹Ñ Ñ , Ñ Ñ Ñ‚Ð¾Ð±Ð¾Ð¹
("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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