The key facts

  • Maryam Yakubova was born on 19 October 1909 in Bukhara and died on 2 February 1987.
  • She graduated from a film school in Moscow in 1928 and worked at the Hamza Theatre and the Mukimi Theatre.
  • Gazeta.uz has prepared a quiz on films featuring her to mark her birth anniversary.

Quiz for the actress's birth anniversary

To mark the anniversary of actress Maryam Yakubova's birth, the Gazeta.uz outlet has prepared a quiz on Uzbek films in which she appeared, including 'Mahalla da-da gap' and 'The Delightful Dreamer'.

Biography and theatre career

Maryam Yakubova was born on 19 October 1909 in Bukhara. In 1928 she graduated from a film school in Moscow. From 1929 to 1932 the actress worked at the workers' travelling theatre attached to the Hamza Theatre, and also performed on the stage of the Mukimi State Academic Music Theatre and the Hamza Theatre. Audiences remembered her for her roles in the plays 'The Master and the Servant', 'Hamlet' and 'The Government Inspector'.

Film career

Yakubova first appeared in cinema in 1928 in the film 'The Ice House', but the most active period of her film career came in the 1950s and 1960s. During this time films featuring her were released: 'The Master and the Servant', 'Shokhi Suzana', 'The Rakhmanov Sisters', 'In Love with You', 'Mahalla da-da gap', 'Maysara Does Her Hair', 'The Star of Ulugbek', as well as 'The White Grand Piano', 'Days Gone By' and 'Sons of the Fatherland'. In the 1970s and 1980s she played diverse roles in the films 'The Delightful Dreamer', 'Fiery Roads', 'The Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves', 'The Daughter-in-Law from Vodil' and 'The Diamond Belt'.

Remembering the actress

Maryam Yakubova died on 2 February 1987. According to the outlet, the quiz is timed specifically to her date of birth — 19 October.