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    Azean Irdawaty

    1950-02-27 (74 years old) in Alor Setar, Kedah, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

    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.

    Movies

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    Talentime
    48 %|Mar 24, 2009
    Drama
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    Otai
    0 %|Oct 13, 2007
    Comedy
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    Waris Jari Hantu
    53 %|May 31, 2007
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    Main-Main Cinta
    0 %|Feb 23, 2006
    Romance
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    Anak Mami Kembali
    0 %|Nov 3, 2005
    Comedy, Romance, Family
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    Kemarau Cinta
    0 %|May 5, 2005
    Drama
    actor
    Diva Popular
    0 %|Oct 24, 2004
    Comedy
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    Diva Popular
    90 %|Oct 24, 2004
    Comedy
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    Laila Isabella
    68 %|Mar 27, 2003
    Romance, Comedy
    actor
    Anaknya Sazali
    100 %|Jun 29, 2000
    Comedy
    actor
    Burung Besi
    0 %|Jan 1, 1999
    Action
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    Layar Lara
    80 %|Feb 9, 1997
    Drama
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    Baginda
    70 %|Jan 1, 1997
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Gemerlapan
    0 %|Jan 1, 1997
    Music, Comedy, Romance
    actor
    Sutera Putih
    0 %|Feb 21, 1996
    Romance, Drama, Music
    actor
    Amelia
    0 %|Jan 1, 1996
    Music, Drama
    actor
    Popular Bride
    0 %|Jun 1, 1994
    Comedy
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    Bintang Malam
    70 %|Jun 15, 1991
    Action, Drama
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    Langit Petang
    0 %|Feb 5, 1982
    Drama
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    Mama Oh Mama
    0 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Drama
    actor
    Perjanjian Syaitan
    0 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Horror
    actor
    Esok Masih Ada
    0 %|Jan 1, 1979
    Action, Drama
    poster
    Di Belakang Tabir
    0 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Drama

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