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
CitizenshipUSSR → Georgia
Alma materTheatre and Film university
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2008

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

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.