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Leyla Shikhlinskaya

Born
Jun 12, 1947 · Age 79
Place of birth
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Gender
Female
Movie credits
12
TV credits
0
Also known as (4)
  • Leyla Şıxlinskaya
  • Лейла Шихлинская
  • L. Shyhlinskaja
  • Leyla Sixlinskaya

Biography

Leyla Farrukh gizi Shikhlinskaya (Azerbaijani: Leyla Fәrrux qızı Şıxlinskaya) is an Azerbaijani and Soviet actress, choreographer-teacher and professor. She earned a doctorate in art history, was awarded People's Artist of Azerbaijan, was a member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR and founder of the Leyla Shikhlinskaya private clinic in Baku. She starred in such films as The Cloth Peddler (1965, Gulchohra), The Day has Past (1971, Asmar) and Dede Gorgud (1975, Banu-Chichek). She authored more than 100 scientific articles. Shikhlinskaya debuted in the role of Gulchohra in The Cloth…