Maryam Goumbassian (Armenian: Մարիամ Գումբասյան (Ծաղիկյան); 1831, Constantinople – 1909) was an Ottoman Armenian actress. She belonged to the very first group of actresses in the Ottoman Empire, having debuted in 1862. Prior to her career on stage, she had been a governess. She retired in 1884.
Maryam Goumbassian | |
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Born | 1831 |
Died | 1909 (aged 77–78) |
Nationality | Ottoman Armenian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1862-1884 |
References
edit- Duygu Köksal,Anastasia Falierou: A Social History of Late Ottoman Women: New Perspectives
- Women in the Ottoman Empire by Eric R Dursteler, Oxford Reference Online