Nato Vachnadze ნატო ვაჩნაძე | |
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 Vachnadze on a 2018 stamp of Georgia | |
| Born | Nato Andronikashvili 14 June 1904 |
| Died | 14 June 1953 (aged 49) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1953 |
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Natalia "Nato" Vachnadze (Georgian: ნატო ვაჩნაძე), born Natalia Andronikashvili (Georgian: ნატო ანდრონიკაშვილი)[A], (14 June 1904 – 14 June 1953) was a Georgian and Soviet film actress. She started her career in the silent film era, usually playing the screen character of an Ingénue, an innocent and passionate young woman. She continued to work as an actress during the sound era until her death in a plane crash in 1953. One of the first film stars of the Soviet Union she received numerous honors, including the title of People's Artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Stalin Prize.