Venera Nigmatulina

Venera Abdrakhmanovna Nigmatulina (, Venera Nyğmatulina; born 10 August 1962) is a Kazakhstani film actress and director of the film festival Shaken's Stars. She is the widow of Talgat Nigmatulin and the mother of Linda Nigmatulina. Venera Abdrakhmanovna Nigmatulina is a well-known actress, producer, and public figure who serves as an inspiration to aspiring actors and actresses. Her impressive resume includes roles in film and television, as well as work as an actress, producer, host, and screenwriter. Venera Nigmatulina continues to surprise and inspire young generations as a professional in the workplace and a caring mother.

Early life

Venera Ibragimova, known as Venera Nigmatulina was born on 10 August 1962, in Alma-Ata. In 1990, she graduated from the Directing department of the Tashkent Institute of Culture with a degree in theater and film director in Tashkent. She also received a doctorate in film arts in 2007. After graduating from the institute, she began to act as Venera Ibragimova. In 1979, she made her film debut in the role of Raushan in the film "Bride for a Brother." In 1981, she worked with director Malisa Ukubeeva, playing the main role of Gulya in the film "Provincial Romance." In 2009, she produced the feature film "Who are You, Mr. Ka?" In 2013, he was a member of the jury of the contest " Diva Almaty 2013" A year later, she starred in a video for a cosmetics company. In 2016, she starred in the Kazakh television series "Zaure," which played the main role. Venera Nigmatulina is currently the General Director of the Shaken Stars Film Festival.

Personal life

The Nigmatulin family is widely known in Kazakhstan as one of the most influential people in the film industry.

Venera is the widow of Soviet actor Talgat Nigmatulin, who died in 1985. Talgat and Venera Nigumatulina first met on the set of the film "Provincial Romance," where Talgat played the main role. A short time later, the couple married when Venera was 19 years old and Talgat was 33 years old. Talgat Nigmatulin admired the work of Bruce Lee, whose wife was named Linda. Therefore, when a daughter was born in the Nigmatulin family on 14 May 1983, she was named Linda. Later she also became an actress.

When Talgat Nigmatulin tragically died, Venera was unable to recover for a long time. However, after a long time in the 90s, she remarried to a master of sports in judo Ruslan Samarkhanovich. In 1998, the first child named Eldar was born, and in 2000, Altamir.

Awards In 2001, Venera Nigmatulina was awarded the medal "Kazakhstan Republikasynyn tauelsizdigine 10 zhyl."

She was awarded the Order of "Kurmet" in 2008.

In 2013, she received the honorary title "Honored Worker of Kazakhstan."

Filmography Roles (2016) Zaure (TV Series, Kazakhstan) – Venera main role (2009) City of Dreams (Kazakhstan) – Aliya Sabitova-main role

(1996–2000) Perekrestok (TV series, Kazakhstan) – Madina Umarova / Zarema Smailova-main role

(1992–1997) Taras Shevchenko. Testament | Taras Shevchenko. Zapovit (TV series, Ukraine) – kazashka Katya

(1991) Flight of the Arrow-main role

(1991) Women's Prison-Madina Galieva-main role

(1990) East Corridor, or the Po Racket...

(1989) Knockdown

(1988) Death in the name of birth

(1988) We're all a bit of a horse

(1987) Son – in-law from the province-Alma, Yesen's wife

(1986) Victims have no claims-episode

(1983) Wolf Pit-Mariyam, Samat's sister

(1982) Alien Five – Nasiba Karimovna, teacher

(1981) Provincial novel-Gulya-main role

(1980) Impossible Children-Aigul-in the credits of V. Ibragimov

(1979) Bride for a brother-Raushan

Producer (2009) Who are you, Mr. Ka?

Director (1992) Presentation in Isolation (film)