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Malaysian actress and singer (1950–2013)

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Azean Irdawaty
ازيان ارداوتي‎
Born	Azean Irdawaty binti Yusoef (1950-02-27)February 27, 1950 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	December 17, 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 63) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Kak Yan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1970–2013
Spouse	Khairil Anwar Zainal Mokhtar Rashidi (m. 1980; died 2013)
Children	3 (including Benjy)

Azean Irdawaty binti Yusoef (27 February 1950 – 17 December 2013) was a Malaysian actress and singer, whose career spanned 40 years.

Personal life

Irdawaty began her singing career in 1970, and also had a film and television acting career.

Death

In 2008, she was diagnosed with cancer. On the night of 9 December 2013, she was admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) after falling unconscious. Azean Irdawaty died from liver failure, caused by cancer, on 17 December, aged 63. On 18 December 2013, she was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1970	Di-Belakang Tabir
1975	Anak Seluang Jauh Melaut
1980	Esok Masih Ada	Faridah
1981	Perjanjian Syaitan	Ribut
1981	Mama Oh Mama	Rohani
1982	Langit Petang	Ruby
1988	Perempuan	Mahani
1991	Bintang Malam	Ibu Ayam
1996	Sutera Putih	Shalin
1996	Amelia	Kalsom
1997	Gemerlapan	Mother Mimi
	Layar Lara	Auntie@Seniwati Zai
	Baginda	Teacher Azian
1999	Burung Besi	My Lady
2000	Anaknya Sazali	Maria
2003	Laila Isabella	Datin Jasmine
2005	Kemarau Cinta	Dahlia
2005	Anak Mami Kembali	Mak Bee
2006	Main-Main Cinta	Prof. Azean
2006	Diva Popular	Julia Gautiasana Larva
2007	Waris Jari Hantu	Tok Wan Rimau
	Otai	Puan Farah
	Nana Tanjung 2	Mami Jay
2009	Talentime	Embun

Television series

Year	Title	Role	TV channel
1975	Dadah		TV1
1978	Aku Anak Wayang
1983	Panggilan Pusara
1999	Idaman	Datin Ruby	Astro Ria
2003	Orang Gaji 41	Azizah	TV3
2004	Sephia		TV3
	Dalam Hati Ada Cinta	Nurul	Astro Ria
	Salina		TV3
2005	Salina 2		TV3
2005	Dalam Hati Ada Cinta 2	Nurul	Astro Ria
2006	Mya Zara	Datin Aisyah	TV3
2007	Datin Diaries	Datin Mary
2007	Kasih Suci	Puan Zain

Telemovie

Year	Title	Role	TV channel
1985	Satu Pegangan		TV1
1990	Tackle Suami		TV3
1990	Hanya Kerana Aku Seorang Perempuan		TV1
1994	Ratu Jamu		TV3
1995	Reflek		TV1
1996	Orang Gaji		TV3
1997	Kompromi		TV1
2003	Aduhai Esah	Esah Mother	TV3
	Kondo Madu	Rohana	TV2
	Aisah Lima Puluh Sen	Aisah	Astro Ria
	Orang Gaji 2 (Bomoh)		VCD
	Hanya Untukmu		TV3
2004	Tanah Kubur	Datin Yvonne	Astro Ria
2007	Sangga Saadah	Mak Long	TV3
2011	Hati Seorang Ibu	Mak Som	Astro Prima

References

Award-winning actress Azean Irdawaty dies
Actress Azean Irdawaty dies Archived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
"Azean Irdawaty loses battle with cancer". Astro Awani. Astro Awani Network. 17 December 2013.

External links

Azean Irdawaty at IMDb

v t e Malaysian Film Festival for Best Actress
1980s	Azean Irdawaty (1980) Sarimah Ahmad (1981) Azean Irdawaty (1982) Rubiah Suparman (1983) Rosnani Jamil (1984) Fauziah Ahmad Daud (1985/86) Fauziah Ahmad Daud (1987) Raja Noor Baizura (1988/89)}
1990s	Erma Fatima (1990/91) Deanna Yusoff (1992) Erma Fatima (1993/94) Tiara Jacquelina (1995) Ida Nerina (1996/97) Amy Mastura (1998/99)
2000s	Erra Fazira (2000/01) Umie Aida (2002/03) Nasha Aziz (2004) Erra Fazira (2005) Sharifah Amani (2006) Vanida Imran (2007) Maya Karin (2008) Liyana Jasmay (2009)
2010s	Lisa Surihani (2010) Eja (2011) Maya Karin (2012) Lisa Surihani (2013) Fazura (2014) Nabila Huda (2015) Sangeeta Krishnasamy (2016) Umie Aida (2017/18)
2020s	Angelica Lee (2021)

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