Sofiko Chiaureli
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| Born | 21 May 1937 |
| Died | 2 March 2008 (aged 70) |
| Citizenship | USSR → Georgia |
| Alma mater | Theatre and Film university |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–2008 |
Sophia Chiaureli (Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress.[1] Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a significant role in the 20th century Georgian theater and was associated with the country's two most prominent theaters, the Rustaveli Theatre (1964–1968) and Marjanishvili Theatre (1960–1964, 1968–2008).
Biography
[edit | edit source]Sofiko Chiaureli was born in Tbilisi. Her parents were the film director Mikheil Chiaureli and the actress Veriko Anjaparidze. She graduated from the All-Russian Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and moved back to Tbilisi.[2] In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Family:
- Daughter of Mikheil Chiaureli (Georgian film director) and Veriko Anjaparidze (Georgian actress).
- Cousin of Georgi Daneliya (Georgian and Russian film director)
- Former sister-in-law of Eldar Shengelaya.
- Mother of Nikoloz Shengelaya.
Married to:
- Giorgi Shengelaya (divorced) 2 children;
- Kote Makharadze (until 19 December 2002) (his death).
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- Khevsurian Ballad (Хевсурская баллада, 1966) as Mzeqala
- Sayat Nova (Цвет граната, 1968) as young poet / poet's love / poet's muse / mime / angel / crazy nun
- Don't Grieve (Не горюй!, 1969) as Sofiko
- Natvris khe (Древо желания, 1976) as Pupala
- Einige Interviews zu persönlichen Fragen (რამდენიმე ინტერვიუ პირად საკითხებზე, 1979) as Sofiko
- Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (Приключения Али-Бабы и сорока разбойников, 1979) as Zamira, mother of Ali Baba
- A Piece of Sky (1980) as Turvanda
- Look for a Woman (Ищите женщину, 1983) as Alisa Postic
- Vacation of Petrov and Vasechkin, Usual and Incredible (Каникулы Петрова и Васечкина, обыкновенные и невероятные, 1984) as grandmother of Manana
- The Legend of Suram Fortress (Легенда о Сурамской крепости, 1985) as Old Vardo
- Million in the wedding basket (Миллион в брачной корзине, 1985) as Valeria
- Ashug-Karibi (Ашик-Кериб, 1988) as Mom
- Artists cuts („ხელოვანთა კადრებიდან“, 2005) film by Shota Kalandadze
Honors
[edit | edit source]- People's Artist of Georgia (1976);
- People's Artist of Armenia (1979);
- Best Actress Award at The All-Union Film Festival (1966, 1972, 1974);
- Best Actress Award at the Locarno International Film Festival (1965);
- USSR State Prize (1980).
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sofiko Chiaureli at IMDb
- Sofiko Chiaureli at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sofiko Chiaureli on Georgian National Filmography
- Soviet Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli
- 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
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- 1937 births
- 2008 deaths
- Film actresses from Georgia (country)
- People's Artists of Georgia
- People's Artists of Armenia
- Soviet film actresses
- Deaths from cancer in Georgia (country)
- 20th-century actresses from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century actresses from Georgia (country)
- Actresses from Tbilisi
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
- Stage actresses from Georgia (country)
- Soviet stage actresses