Sofiko Chiaureli

Sofiko Chiaureli
Chiaureli in 1987
Born(1937-05-21)21 May 1937
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Died2 March 2008(2008-03-02) (aged 70)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Alma materTheatre and Film university
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2008
Spouses
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    (divorced)​
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    (died 2002)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesGeorgiy 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

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

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

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ Rollberg, Peter (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. 1 2 "სოფიკო ჭიაურელი" [Sofiko Chiaureli]. Biographical Dictionary of Georgia (in Georgian). Tbilisi: National Library of Georgia. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Izgarshev, Igor (November 2, 2004). Софико Чиаурели: мать маленького принца. АиФ Суперзвёзды (in Russian). 21 (51). Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета Армянской ССР о присвоении Даушвили К. Д., Магалашвили Э. Г. и Чиаурели C. M. почетного звания народного артиста Армянской ССР" (PDF). Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Armyanskoy Sovetskoy Sotsialisticheskoy Respubliki. No. 14. 31 July 1979.
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