Ayan Oktay gizi Mirgasimova (Ayan Mirgasim) was born on 5 May 1969 in Baku. She graduated from the Baku Choreography School (1986). She studied film and theatre acting at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, in the class of Alexei Vladimirovich Batalov (1986–1990). Since 1991 she has worked at the Samad Vurgun Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre, where, alongside acting, she has also staged choreographic productions. She has appeared in films made by foreign producers as well, including 'The Little One' (1993, Uzbekfilm, directed by Rano Kubayeva) and 'The Swing' (2005, NTV, Russia, a television series directed by Vyacheslav Nikiforov).
