Sofiko Chiaureli

Sophia Chiaureli (Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. 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).

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• Biography
• Personal life
• Honors
• Filmography
• References

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. In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

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).

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).