Rano Yarasheva

Rano Yarasheva was born in 1961 in the Kattakurgan district of the Samarqand region. She is a Soviet and Uzbek theatre and film actress and People's Artist of Uzbekistan.

In 1984 she joined the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre, first working for several years as a make-up artist, and then played her first major role in the play “Yorqinoy”.

In 1985 she graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute named after Ostrovsky (later the State Institute of Arts of Uzbekistan). From 1990 she has been a member of the theatre's company.

On stage she has appeared in plays including “Hayot eshik orti”, “Jinoyat ustida ushlansin”, “Kuloyim”, “Jodugar kanizak”, “Sohibqiron Temur”, “Ufq”, “Shayton va farishta”, “Qirmizi olma” and “Uvaysiy”.

One of her known early film works is “Sevinch” (2004). Other films include “Chashma” (2006), “Vijdon” (2007), “Ichkuyov” (2009), “Mening akam bo'ydoq” (2011), “Bevalar” (2012) and “Kuzda gullagan daraxt” (2015). She also appeared in the TV series “Ko'ngil ko'chalari” (1997–1998) and “Sabriya” (2021–2022).

She writes poetry and prose and is a member of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan. Her poetry collections include “Samarqand sog'inchi” (1996), “Seni tashlab ketolmayman” (1998) and “Hajr” (2000).

She was given the title Honoured Artist of Uzbekistan in 1999 and Honoured Artist of the Republic of Karakalpakstan in 2022. By presidential decree of 28 May 2026 she was awarded the title People's Artist of Uzbekistan.