Sabira Ataeva (November 7, 1917 March 18, 1993) was a Turkmenistan
actress of the Soviet period.Ataeva was born in the village of Bamy in
the Ashgabat District of the Transcaspian Region on November 7, 1917,
which also happens to be the day the October Revolution began in
Petrograd. today this is the Baharly District of Ahal Province. She
was one of several siblings. Their father died when she was young,
followed soon thereafter by their mother; as a result, Ataeva was
raised in the orphanage in Ashgabat. She was a graduate of the GITIS
State Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow, and beginning in 1941 was
on the roster of the Turkmen Drama Theater named after Mollanepes.[1]
In 1951 she joined the ranks of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union.[2] Named People's Artist of the Turkmen SSR in 1967, Altaeva
became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.[3] She also received the
Makhtumkuli State Prize from the Turkmen government for her work.[4]
She died in Ashgabat.[3] Besides being a stage actress, Altaeva
appeared in a number of films during her career,[1] beginning in 1957.
A museum dedicated to her life and work is planned for establishment
in her native village.[4]
actress of the Soviet period.Ataeva was born in the village of Bamy in
the Ashgabat District of the Transcaspian Region on November 7, 1917,
which also happens to be the day the October Revolution began in
Petrograd. today this is the Baharly District of Ahal Province. She
was one of several siblings. Their father died when she was young,
followed soon thereafter by their mother; as a result, Ataeva was
raised in the orphanage in Ashgabat. She was a graduate of the GITIS
State Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow, and beginning in 1941 was
on the roster of the Turkmen Drama Theater named after Mollanepes.[1]
In 1951 she joined the ranks of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union.[2] Named People's Artist of the Turkmen SSR in 1967, Altaeva
became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.[3] She also received the
Makhtumkuli State Prize from the Turkmen government for her work.[4]
She died in Ashgabat.[3] Besides being a stage actress, Altaeva
appeared in a number of films during her career,[1] beginning in 1957.
A museum dedicated to her life and work is planned for establishment
in her native village.[4]
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