Sofiko Chiaureli

Infobox Person
name = Sofiko Chiaureli

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birth_date = May 21, 1937
birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia
death_date = 2 March, 2008 (age 70)
death_place = Tbilissi, Georgia
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yearsactive = 1960–2008
occupation = Actress

Sofiko Chiaureli 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).

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).

Trivia

* Daughter of "Mikheil Chiaureli" (director) and "Veriko Andjaparidze" (Georgian actress).
* Former sister-in-law of Eldar Shengelaya.
* Mother of Nikoloz Shengelaya.

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3641124.ece 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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