Sofiko Chiaureli
Sofiko Chiaureli | |
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 Chiaureli in 1987 | |
| Born | 21 May 1937 |
| Died | 2 March 2008 (aged 70) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Theatre and Film university |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–2008 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Georgiy Daneliya (cousin) |
Sophia Chiaureli (Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Georgian and Soviet 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]Chiaureli was born on 21 May 1937 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR to Mikheil Chiaureli, an actor, film director and screenwriter, and Veriko Anjaparidze, an actress.[2] The younger sister of the director Otar Chiaureli, Chiaureli was the maternal cousin of the director and screenwriter Georgiy Daneliya.
She graduated from the All-Russian Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and moved back to Tbilisi.[3] In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Chiaureli was married to the film director Giorgi Shengelaia with whom she had two children, before later divorcing.
Chiaureli later married Kote Makharadze, an actor and sports commentator.[2]
Filmography
[edit]- 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]- People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1976);[5]
- People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (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
[edit]- ↑ Rollberg, Peter (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- 1 2 "სოფიკო ჭიაურელი" [Sofiko Chiaureli]. Biographical Dictionary of Georgia (in Georgian). Tbilisi: National Library of Georgia. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Izgarshev, Igor (November 2, 2004). Софико Чиаурели: мать маленького принца. АиФ Суперзвёзды (in Russian). 21 (51). Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета Грузинской ССР О присвоении почетных званий Грузинской ССР работникам искусства" (PDF). Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Gruzinskoy Sovetskoy Sotsialisticheskoy Respubliki (in Russian). No. 6. June 1976.
External links
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- People's Artists of the Georgian SSR
- 1937 births
- 2008 deaths
- Film actresses from Georgia (country)
- 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