Marziyya Davudova
ABOUT MARZIYYA DAVUDOVA
Leading Russian actress who starred in Sevil and Hayat and became known for portraying the "new-era Soviet woman."
She started her stage acting career in local productions at age 16.
She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1949.
She was married to film director Abbas Sharifzadeh .
She is the great-grandmother of Azerbaijani singer, Eldar Gasimov .
