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Gamida OmarovaAzerbaijani actress
Date of Birth: 25.04.1957
Country:  Azerbaijan |
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Biography of Gamida Omarova
Gamida Omarova, an Azerbaijani actress and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2005), was born into a family of foreign language teachers. Her parents met while studying at the same university. Unfortunately, three of their children died in infancy. When their fourth child, a girl, was born, the parents embarked on a pilgrimage to the "Sophie-Gamid" shrine near Kazakh, and named the child after the shrine - Gamida. Omarova's parents divorced in 1960, and her father remarried and moved to his native Kazakhstan. Omarova grew up with her mother and grandmother in Baku.
Early Life and Education
After completing secondary school, Omarova enrolled in the Philology Faculty of Azerbaijan State University. In 1975, during her first year, Omarova passed an exam and was selected as one of the 15 out of 300 applicants to be admitted to the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. From 1977 onwards, Omarova appeared in over 30 films, becoming the most successful Azerbaijani actress of the 1980s. She gained recognition outside of Azerbaijan for her role as Telli in the film "Do Not Be Afraid, I Am with You" (1982, directed by Yu. Gusman). In 1988, Omarova was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Career and Personal Life
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Azerbaijani film industry declined. Omarova, who once starred in four films simultaneously, experienced a period of deep depression due to sudden professional unpopularity. In 1992, she got married and gave birth to a son. At the same time, Omarova hosted the television program "Retro," which reviewed classic Azerbaijani and foreign films. Since 2002, Gamida Omarova has been the author of the television program "Cineframe." Since 2007, she has been the host of the program "Session" on the ANS channel. Since 2006, she has been the president of the Azerbaijani Union of Cinematographers.
Filmography
1980 - "The Golden Abyss" - Shafiga
1980 - "I Want to Understand" - Chinara
1980 - "Wow!" - Fatma
1981 - "Road Accident" - Zumrud
1981 - "My Grandfather's Grandfather" - Zeynab
1982 - "Uzeyir Hajibekov" - Maleika
1982 - "Do Not Be Afraid, I Am with You" - Telli
1982 - "Nizami" - Afag-Peri
1982 - "Silver Van" - Medina
1982 - "You Won't Find Paradise Here" - Nurizad
1983 - "Rain on a Holiday" - Parvin
1983 - "Music Teacher" - Shafiga
1986 - "Whirlpool" - Tamara
1989 - "Two Shores" - Zivar
1991 - "The Last Love of Shirbala" - Nazly
1991 - "Gazellehan" - Hanum
1992 - "I Will Burn in the Fire of Purification" - Zakhra
1992 - "The Cannibal's Prison" (Iran) - Nuriya
1998 - "Hotel Room" - Rafiga
2003 - "Flight of a Lonely Crane" - Gyulgyaz
2007 - "Caucasus" - Gypsy
