Sofiko Chiaureli

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Sofiko Chiaureli
Theatre and Film university
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2008

Sophia Chiaureli (

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

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

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

Honors

  • 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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  2. ^ Изгаршев, Игорь (November 2, 2004). Софико Чиаурели: мать маленького принца. АиФ Суперзвёзды (in Russian). 21 (51). Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-04.

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