Anahit Maschyan (Armenian: Անահիտ Մասչյան, November 9, 1900 – January 3, 1989) was an Armenian theater and film actress. People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1950).[1]

Anahit Maschyan
BornNovember 9, 1900
DiedJanuary 3, 1989
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Occupationactress

Biography

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Anahit Maschyan was born in 1900 in Alexandrapol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire. 1919-1925 studied at the Armenian dramatic studio in Moscow. 1928-1929, she was an actor at Leninakan Dramatic Theater, 1930-1945 Yerevan State Youth Theatre, 1945-1958 Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan,[2][1]

Filmography

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Year Film Role
1968 Saroyan Brothers Mother[3]

Theatre Roles

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Author Performance Role
Hakob Paronyan The Honorable Beggars Shoghakat
Gabriel Sundukyan Pepo Ephemia
Hovhannes Tumanyan Gikor Nato
I. Popov American stories Maria Alexandrovna
Derenik Demirchyan Nazar the brave Ustian
Alexander Ostrovsky A Profitable Position Kukushkina

Awards

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  • People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1950).
  • Medal "For Labor Distinction" (27.06.1956).

Family

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Anahit Maschyan was married to Armenian actor Armen Gulakyan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Anahit Maschyan
  2. ^ Who is who? Armenians. Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume II, Yerevan, 2007
  3. ^ Saroyan Brothers
  4. ^ Armen Gulakyan
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