Acting
Lola Abdulkarimova
Born August 28, 1935 — died April 21, 2023 · Yamga village (Yakutia)
LOLA ABDULKARIMOVA
Born on August 28, 1935, in the village of Yamga (Yakutia).
Kazakh actress.
She graduated from the Tashkent Choreographic School (1952).
From 1952 to 1954, she was an actress at the Tashkent Philharmonic. From 1956 to 1958, she was a soloist of the Kazakh Song and Dance Ensemble and later became an actress at the Kazakhfilm studio.
In the 1990s, after finishing her career at Kazakhfilm, she moved with her husband, cinematographer Askhat Ashrapov, to the Moscow region in Russia, where she continued her creative work.
In 1990, she founded the film company Alliance and se… LOLA ABDULKARIMOVA
Born on August 28, 1935, in the village of Yamga (Yakutia).
Kazakh actress.
She graduated from the Tashkent Choreographic School (1952).
From 1952 to 1954, she was an actress at the Tashkent Philharmonic. From 1956 to 1958, she was a soloist of the Kazakh Song and Dance Ensemble and later became an actress at the Kazakhfilm studio.
In the 1990s, after finishing her career at Kazakhfilm, she moved with her husband, cinematographer Askhat Ashrapov, to the Moscow region in Russia, where she continued her creative work.
In 1990, she founded the film company Alliance and served as its artistic director and producer.
She spent the last 17 years of her life in Crimea, caring for her seriously ill husband, who was bedridden but continued to take part in her work on the screenplay Crown of Love until his last days. Unfortunately, the death of Askhat Tazetdinovich halted preparations for the 50th anniversary of the couple’s creative and family life.
Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR.
She was awarded numerous government and cinematographic certificates of merit from various republics.
She was elected a deputy of the district council of the 101st constituency of the Frunze district of Alma-Ata, served as deputy chair of the housing and domestic commission of the Union of Cinematographers of the Kazakh SSR, and chaired the Association of Women Filmmakers of Kazakhstan.
In 1989, she was appointed chairwoman of the Board and artistic director of the women’s film studio Edelweiss. She was repeatedly elected as a delegate to congresses of cinematographers of the USSR.
Veteran of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, member of the Guild of Film Actors of Russia.
She passed away on April 21, 2023.More
