P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Baqoeva, Gulchehra
Tajik actor Gulchehra Baqoeva was born in Khujand on December
15, 1908. She joined the CPSU in 1939.
Baqoeva's career began in 1927 when she joined the traveling theater
of Bukhara; it continued in the Lahuti State Academy of Dramatic Arts.
During her career she portrayed the lives of many bold and courageous,
as well as kind and considerate women. These roles include Marina
Menishchek in Boris Godunov (Boris Gudenov), by A. Pushkin, 1937;
Ledi Milford, in Makr va Mahabbat (Cunning and Love), by F. Schiller,
1937; Jannatkhon in Tuhmat (Slander), by S. Saidmurodov and
Ismoilov, 1938; Qumri in Kaltakdoroni Surkh (The Red Club Wielders),
by S. Ulughzoda, 1941; Tahmina in Rustam va Suhrob (Rustam and
Suhrab), by Pirmuhammadzoda and V. Volkenshtin, 1941; Emiliya and
Doya in Otello (Othello); Romeo va Julietta (Romeo and Juliet), by W.
Shakespeare, 1941, 1947); Ogudolova in Dukhtari Bibisot (Girl Without
a Dowry), by A. Ostrovskii, 1948; Belina in Bimori Qalbaki (Fake Pa-
tient), by Zh. Moller, 1944; Khovakhola and Muhtola in Dili Modar
(Mother’s Heart) and Shabi Bistu Hashtum (The Eve of the 28
th
), by J.
Ikromi, 1943, 1946; Ganna Likhta in Suiqasdi Mahkumon (The Prison-
ers Plot), by N. Virta, 1949; Kampiri Mutu'assin Iqlim Banu in Sa'odat
(Happiness), by S. Saidmurodov and M. Rabiev, 1948; Jahonkhola in
Orshin-mololon (Arshin Malalan), by U. Hojibekov, 1948; Modari
Jamila in Boi va Khizmatgor (The Rich Man and the Servant), by H.
Hamza, 1957; Modar in Tyi (Celebration), by S. Ghani, 1958); and
others. In addition, she also participated in dubbing many films and
played women's roles for both radio and television.
Baqoeva received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge
of Honor, and the Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Taji-
kistan. Baqoeva died in Dushanbe on March 17, 1975

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