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Azean Irdawaty

Biography

Azean Irdawaty binti Yuseoef (26/2/2010-17/12/2013) is a Malaysian singer and actress who built her recognition as a pop singer in the early 1970's and rose to her primadona fame in silver screen from late 70's to early 80's. She was born in Alor Setar,Kedah,Malaysia and would loved to be called with her nicknamed "Kak Yan".

Her career as an actress begins in her first feature Di-Belakang Tabir directed by Jins Shamsuddin. In the big screen, she had won two time awards for Best Female Actress in the 1st and 3rd Festival Filem Malaysia(FFM) through her acting as Faridah in Esok Masih Ada(1980) and Ruby/Zakiah in Langit Petang(1982). As a singer, she created a song called "Bawalah Daku Bersamamu" which later attracted her listeners in the 80's.

Through her long spanning career , she has done credit works in Mama oh Mama(1981),Perempuan(1988),Bintang Malam(1981)Sutera Putih(1996),Baginda(1997),Layar Lara(1997)and Waris Jari Hantu(2007) as well as other couple of local television dramas. Her best performance on screen would be her character Auntie Zai in Layar Lara, a third feature directed by Shuhaimi Baba. She also brought home another award Best Supporting Actress in FMM 2008 through her character Tok Wan in Waris Jari Hantu. Her final acting would also be the final feature for Yasmin Ahmad's Talentime before her passing in 2009. She would continue her work in television movies afterwards.

She died in 17 December 2013 at University of Malaya Medical Centre(PPUM) due to tumor and lymphedema disease. She was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.

Known For

Di Belakang Tabir
Di Belakang Tabir
Bintang Malam
Bintang Malam
Mama Oh Mama
Mama Oh Mama
Baginda
Baginda
Langit Petang
Langit Petang
Gemerlapan
Gemerlapan
Esok Masih Ada
Esok Masih Ada
Main-Main Cinta
Main-Main Cinta

Filmography

2009 Talentime
as Embun
2007 Otai
as Pn. Zahara
2007 Waris Jari Hantu
as Tok Wan Rimau
2006 Main-Main Cinta
as Prof. Azean
2005 Anak Mami Kembali
as Mak Bee
2005 Kemarau Cinta
as
2004 Diva Popular
as Julia Gautiasana Larva
2004 Diva Popular
as
2003 Laila Isabella
as Jasmin
2000 Anaknya Sazali
as Maria
1999 Burung Besi
as My Lady
1997 Layar Lara
as Auntie Zai
1997 Baginda
as Azian
1997 Gemerlapan
as Puan Habibah
1996 Sutera Putih
as Shalin
1996 Amelia
as Najihah
1994 Pengantin Popular
as
1991 Bintang Malam
as Ibu Ayam
1982 Langit Petang
as Ruby
1981 Mama Oh Mama
as Rohani