Rano Kubayeva

Rano Dzhalilovna Kubayeva was born on 25 November 1961 in Tashkent. In 1983 she graduated from the acting faculty of VGIK, the Moscow film institute, in the workshop of Boris Chirkov. She began appearing on screen as a student; one of her first significant roles was Ayna in Elyor Ishmukhamedov's film about Avicenna, “Youth of a Genius” (1982).

After graduating she worked mainly at the Uzbekfilm studio. In the 1980s and early 1990s she appeared in “Constellation of Love” (1985), “Train from the Station of Childhood” (1986), “Clinic” (1987), “Hamlet from Suzak, or Mamaya Kero” (1990) and “Kammi” (1991).

In 1994 she made her debut as director and screenwriter with the drama “Mladshaya” (“The Younger One”), shot at Uzbekfilm. In 1995 it won the first prize for direction at the women's film festival in Minsk and the “Griffin”, a professional prize of Uzbek filmmakers.

Since 1998 she has been artistic director of the Moscow film company SADR. In 1999 “White Dance” was released, directed by her brother Rauf Kubayev from her screenplay, with her as a producer and in one of the leading roles. As a director she made “Wonderful Valley” (2004, which she also wrote), “Private Detective” (2005), “UGRO. Simple Guys” (2007), “Figa.Ro” (2009, which she also produced), “Real Boars” (2009) and “I Will Never Forget You” (2013).

She continued to act later as well: in 2017 she played Olya's mother in “About Love. Adults Only”, and in 2025–2026 she appeared in the film “Final” and the series “Hard to Be a God”.