Azean Irdawaty
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.
Acting
Movie
Laila Isabella
as Jasmin
2003
Movie
Talentime
as Embun
2009
Movie
Waris Jari Hantu
as Tok Wan Rimau
2007
Movie
Bintang Malam
as Ibu Ayam
1991
Movie
Baginda
as Azian
1997
Movie
Anaknya Sazali
as Maria
2000
Movie
Sutera Putih
as Shalin
1996
Movie
Layar Lara
as Auntie Zai
1997
Movie
Langit Petang
as Ruby
1982
Movie
Esok Masih Ada
as Faridah
1979
Movie
Burung Besi
as My Lady
1999
Movie
Diva Popular
2004
Movie
Perjanjian Syaitan
as Ribut
1981
Movie
Di Belakang Tabir
1970
Movie
Mama Oh Mama
as Rohani
1981
Movie
Gemerlapan
as Puan Habibah
1997
Movie
Main-Main Cinta
as Prof. Azean
2006
Movie
Otai
as Pn. Zahara
2007
Movie
Kemarau Cinta
2005
Movie
Amelia
as Najihah
1996
Movie
Diva Popular
as Julia Gautiasana Larva
2004
Movie
Anak Mami Kembali
as Mak Bee
2005
Movie
Pengantin Popular
1994