About: Oydina Usmonova

Oydina Yahioevna Usmonova (born 10 January 1928) was a Tajikistani stage actress of the Soviet era. Born in Samarkand, Usmonova began acting in her youth. In 1944 she was accepted by the Pushkin Music and Drama Theatre in Khujand, at the time called Leninabad. That year she went to Dushanbe to work at the Sadriddin Ayni State Theatre for Opera and Ballet, where she continued to be listed as a member of the company until 1949. In that year she returned to Leninabad to the Pushkin Music and Drama Theatre to continue her career. Her work there was varied; among the roles she performed were Desdemona in Othello and Larisa in Without a Dowry by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. She also appeared in work by Tajikistani playwrights, playing Modar in Shahla by and . She was named a People's Artist of the Taji