Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea.
While in secondary school she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib...
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The Mother in Law
As Jannat
Our Teacher Jabish
As Sughra
The Kidnapping of Groom
As Nasiba
The Dream
As Masma
Ulduz
As Zuleykha
Stepmother
As Fatmanisa
The Great Support
As Telli
In the Name of the Law
As Shahla Khanum
The Tempestuous Kura
As Villager
Find That Girl
As Meyransa
I Compose a Song
As Grandmother
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
As Mardan's Mother
The Window of Sadness
As Sakina
The Boys of Our Yard
As Sariyya
Happiness Cares
As Kishvar
In Front of a Closed Door
As Zeynab
Execution is Postponed
As Khanbaji
Molla's Adventure
As Gulsum
Taste