Career
She is buried in the Alley of Honor. Leyla Javanshirova was born on January 8, 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 up until 1942.
In 1942, on 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” et cetera
In 1951, Leyla Badirbeyli graduated from Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute named after M.A.Aliyev. The actress died on November 23, 1999.