Leyla Badirbeyli was born on 8 January 1920 in
Baku, in the family of Aghalar Badirbeyov, from the generation of
Shamkir beys. In 1936, she became the soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of
Azerbaijan, where she worked until 1942. In 1942, under the guidance of the
Azerbaijan State Drama Theatre, named after
Meshadi Azizbeyov's invitation, she began to perform on the stage of this theatre. Later she narrated: :: In 1945, Bedirbeyli played Gulchohra's part from "
Arshin mal alan" musical comedy. Henceforth, she played memorable roles in such films as "Fatali khan", "Meeting", "Shadows are crawling", "Her great heart", "
Koroghlu", "Indomitable
Kura", "Sevil", "Boys of our street", "One fine day", "Dervish is blowing up
Paris" etc. In 1951, Leyla Badirbeyli graduated from Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute named after M.A.Aliyev. Badirbeyli married
Fərəc Cavanşirov, a Javanshir noble descended from Ibrahim Khalil Khan. The two had a son named Javanshir, known as Elhan. The couple split up later in life. The actress died on 23 November 1999. ==Filmography==