Hamida Omarova

Acting

Hamida Omarova

Born 1957-04-25 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Hamida Omarova (Azerbaijani: Həmidə Ömərova) was born to a family of teachers, Mammad and Nasiba Omarov. Her parents met at university where both of them studied foreign languages, and went on to have four children, three of whom died in their infancy. When Hamida was born, her parents visited the Sufi Hamid shrine in Qazakh and after being sure the newborn would survive, they named her after the sanctuary. Following her parents' divorce in 1960 and her father's permanent departure to his native Gazakh, Hamida Omarova was raised by her mother and grandmother. After graduating from high school she enrolled at Baku State University to study philology. While finishing her first year in 1975, she entered an academic contest along with other 300 people and was among the 15 contestants who were admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. Omarova's first role was in a short film entitled The Dentist in 1977. Since then, she starred in over 30 films and became the most successful Azerbaijani actress of the decade performing at times in up to 4 movie shootings simultaneously. In Russia, she is known mostly for acting in Yuli Gusman's film "Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You" (1981), staged in Gakh, Azerbaijan. Her performance was rewarded with numerous awards including that of a People's Artist of Azerbaijan. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan's movie industry experienced severe decline. This became both a career decay and a psychological ordeal for Omarova. After going through a period of depression, she got married in 1992 and gave birth to a son. At the same time, she hosted the late night show Retro, a weekly review of classic movies from Azerbaijan and abroad. In 2006 Omarova was elected President of the Azerbaijani Union of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamida Omarova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Uzeyir's Life poster
5.2

The historical film about Azerbaijan composer Uzeyir Hadjibeyov's life.

Uzeyir's Life

1981

And Umai Saw a Dream poster
NR

A girl named Umai got tired of toys, she threw them aside, and then went to bed. And Umai saw a dream in which the offended toys decided to leave her.

And Umai Saw a Dream

1985

Həsrət poster
NR

The film is dedicated to people who lost their homes as a result of the war and live with longing for their homeland. Inspired by real events.

Həsrət

2020

Spinster poster
NR

Ruslan and Sevda are forced by their parents to get married by the age of 30. Tired of neighbors and relatives saying things like "You're stuck at home," "When are you going to move, baby?", the young people don't want to get married, but events bring them together...

Spinster

2023

The Silver Truck poster
NR

Madina is a young married woman who is mentally strong despite the problems she encounters.She has no children and her relationship with her husband is bad, although he loves her.She makes carpets which is a way for her to express her feelings. One day, she meets a man working in a circus. She gets to know him better and becomes transformed by him as he helps her improve her husband and the carpets she creates.

The Silver Truck

1982

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You poster
6.8

In early 20th-century Azerbaijan, two circus artists travel to a village where one of them was born, unaware of the danger and adventure that await them.

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You

1981

Black & White Nights poster
4.7

A classic and at the same time unrealistic and phantasmagoric love story with betrayal and hatred. A woman's ruthless hatred of her husband suddenly starts to surface in the programs of the TV channel she has co-founded with her husband.

Black & White Nights

2013

Shirbala's love poster
6.0

The film tells the story of the funny and entertaining love adventures of the protagonist Shirbala (Hajibaba Bagirov).

Shirbala's love

1991

Demons Prison poster
NR

"Qudrat" returns to his village after many years and decides to marry his beloved girl "Tali". "Tali" tells him about the prison of demons in Takht Soleyman, which "Qudrat" takes as a joke, and even when "Tali" goes missing on his wedding night, "Qudrat" refuses to accept the "prison of demons". Years later, when "Qudrat" has reached old age, he finds a trace of "Tali" and, in search of her, reaches the "prison of demons" in the hills of Takht Soleyman. After a fight with the demons, he frees "Tali" and other acquaintances.

Demons Prison

1992

A Train Called Time poster
NR

The couple Irada and Fuad, who love each other very much, face an unexpected misfortune. Irada dies of a serious illness. However, their 5-year-old daughter Zeynab is impatiently waiting for her. Zeynab's father and grandmother try to explain to the child that her mother is no longer alive, but the girl does not believe and continues to wait for her mother. On one of the city's billboards, Sanubar Khanum sees a shining star, Leyla, who looks very much like her deceased daughter-in-law. Perhaps, when Irada left this world, she left her twin Leyla her main treasure - the ability to love. Maybe Fuad and Leyla have a chance to be happy, and Zeynab can reunite with her mother?

A Train Called Time

2016

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy poster
NR

The second of the series of films "Dede Qorqud Oguznameli".

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy

2001

The Native Shores poster
NR

The film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.

The Native Shores

1989

No artwork available
NR

It tells the story of a writer who lost his inspiration to write after becoming involved in politics, and only after several stages of inner and moral purification did he find the strength to pick up his pen again.

I Will Burn in the Fire of Purification

1991

The Poet poster
7.5

The film is dedicated to the memory of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli by the relic-gazalakh, and the lyric poet Aliaga Vahid. The poet's life is presented in chronological order. The authors do not clearly indicate the names of the people who covered Vahid. They tried to create a generalized artistic image using some of the master poet's masterpieces from his difficult life.

The Poet

1991

Be a Man poster
NR

Journalist Mubariz, who is threatened by a businessman, should not write an article, or else he will lose his family. How will Mubariz get out of this situation?

Be a Man

2019

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You! 1919 poster
NR

Along with the dangerous adventures, the film also reflects the love of two young heroes. As in Romeo and Juliet, they are the children of two opposing sides.

Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You! 1919

2013

No artwork available
NR

The film, based on the work written in 1943, is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Ana və poçtalyon

2020

No artwork available
NR

The film chronicles the ordeals faced by Azerbaijan’s intellectuals - from the Red Terror to the present day - depicting how, amid shifting social and political upheavals, they endure physical and moral persecution. It also explores human betrayal and the ways people adapt their identities to survive changing circumstances.

Hotel Room

1998

Nizami poster
7.5

The historical film about great Azerbaijan poet and philosopher Nizami Ganjavi's life.

Nizami

1982

The Road Story poster
4.7

After learning that his daughter is in love with a truck driver, corrupt Housing Office director tries to make use of his service in a last smuggle operation, then break his promise and marry her to someone else. This comedy is mainly about the dark sides of the Soviet bureucracy.

The Road Story

1981

Whirlpool poster
7.0

After the novel of the same name of M.Suleymanov. The film is about dramatic events between two workers.

Whirlpool

1986

The Music Teacher poster
NR

The film is about the music teacher who came to the village to teach the children.

The Music Teacher

1983

No artwork available
5.0

War breaks out in the Caucasus. 75-year-old Maria loses her son in the war. She and her daughter-in-law Sofia have been living in the Caucasus for 12 years. When famine strikes, they want to move to Russia. The women decide that they must go to Moscow. Maria takes her little dog and Sofia her small suitcase, gets on the train and sets off. In the next compartment, photojournalist Alexander is also traveling. Sofia and Alexander love each other. Maria realizes at one of the stations near Volgograd that she cannot live without the Caucasus. She writes a letter to Sofia and leaves the train with her dog...

Caucasia

2007

Welcome, My Angel poster
NR

Not looking that a film is told about personal human fortunes here in the foreground there are the most noble raised human lines.

Welcome, My Angel

2008