Tursunoy Saidazimova

Tursunoy Saidazimova
Bornc. 1911
Died10 May 1928(1928-05-10) (aged 16–17)
Cause of deathMurdered by her husband in an honor killing
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Known forSinging in theater without a face veil

Tursunoy Saidazimova (Russian: Турсуной Саидазимова; c. 1911 – 10 May 1928), occasionally transliterated as Tursunoi Saidazimova, was one of the first Uzbek actresses in the Uzbek SSR and one of the first to sing onstage without a face-veil. She was killed by her husband in an honor killing just shortly after her career took off.[1]

  1. ^ "Theater Pride | Botschaft der Republik Usbekistan". www.uzbekistan.de. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04.