Sofiko Chiaureli

Sopiko Chiaureli (Georgian სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; born May 21, 1937 in Tbilisi, † March 2, 2008 ibid ) was a Georgian actress.

Life

Sopiko Chiaureli was the daughter of the director Mikheil Chiaureli and actress Weriko Anjaparidze and studied from 1955 to 1960 at the Moscow Film WGIK. Then they took appointments at the Moscow Jermoljew Theatre and then at the Marjanishvili Theatre in Tbilisi. Her film debut was in 1957 during her studies with the lead role in Revaz Chkheidze film Whenever day (Russian Nasch dvor ). It developed into one of the busiest actresses of the Georgian SSR. On the Allunionsfilmfestival in Kiev it was established in 1966 for her role in Schotar Managadses The law of the fathers ( Tschewsurskaja ballada ) Award for Best Actress, as well as in 1972 for the warmth of your hands ( Teplo twoich ruk ) of the same director.

Since the 1960s, she worked regularly with director Sergei Parajanov. In 1976 she played in Tengiz Abuladses Tree of Wishes ( Drewo schelanija ). Her performance as JournalSopikoSofiko in some interviews to personal questions ( neskolko interwju po litschnym woprossam ) by Lana Gogoberidse earned her the 1979 State Prize of the USSR. In 1980 she played in the Soviet- Indian co-production Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Ali Baba's mother.

Awards

In 1965 she was awarded at the International Film Festival of Locarno for Best Actress. In 1976 she was honored as " People's Artist of Georgia " in 1979 as a " People's Artist of Armenia ". 1966, 1972 and 1974 she received on the Allunionsfilmfestival the best actress award. In 1980 she was awarded the State Prize of the USSR.