Sofiko Chiaureli
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| Sofiko Chiaureli | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1937 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Died | 2 March 2008 (age 70) Tbilissi, Georgia |
| Occupation | Actress |
Sofiko Chiaureli (Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი) was a Georgian actress, thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov. She played a wide variety of roles on stage of the Kote Mardzhanishvili Theatre (1960-1964, 1964-2008) and the Rustavelli Theatre (1964-1968).
She appeared in Soviet films including:
- Sayat Nova, a 1968 masterpiece in which she played no less than six roles;
- Don't Grieve, a popular Georgi Daneliya film;
- Natvris khe;
- Peristsvaleba;
- Ambavi erti kalishvilisa;
- Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa;
- Ashug-Karibi;
- Khevsurian Ballad (Best Actress Award at the Locarno International Film Festival);
- Ischite zhenschinu;
- Million v brachnoy korzine.
Married to:
- Giorgi Shengelaya (? - ?) (divorced) 2 children;
- Kote Makharadze (? - 19 December 2002) (his death).
[edit] Honors
- People's Artist of Georgia (1976);
- People's Artist of Armenia (1979);
- Best Actress Award at The All-Union Film Fesival (1966, 1972, 1974);
- Best Actress Award at the Locarno International Film Festival (1965);
- USSR State Prize (1980).
[edit] Trivia
- Daughter of Mikheil Chiaureli (director) and Veriko Andjaparidze (Georgian actress).
- Former sister-in-law of Eldar Shengelaya.
- Mother of Nikoloz Shengelaya.
[edit] External links
- The Times: Sofiko Chiaureli, Georgian actress who was the daughter of a Stalin toady and muse to a film director much distrusted by the Soviet Union
- Sofiko Chiaureli at the Internet Movie Database
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