Sofiko Chiaureli died in Tbilisi

After a long illness, People's Artist of Georgia Sofiko, after a long illness, died on Sunday night in Tbilisi at 71 years of life, the Georgian media reported.

Sofiko Chiaureli loved not only in Georgia, but also far beyond its borders. In Soviet times, films with her participation have always been very popular.

Chiaureli was born in Tbilisi in the family of the famous actress Veriko Anjaparidze and the eminent director Mikhail Chiaureli. She graduated from the All -Union State Institute of Cinematography. In 1960-1964 and since 1968 - actress of the Academic Theater. K. Mardzhanishvili in Tbilisi, in 1964-1968 - Academic Theater. S. Rustaveli.

Over the years of creative activity, Sofiko Chiaureli played more than 100 roles in the theater and cinema, including in the films “Repentance” (1984), “Look for a Woman” (1982), “Devigation Tree” (1976), “The Melodies of the Veriye Quarter” (1973), etc.

Not in words, but with tears they responded to the death of the Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli her Russian colleagues, ITAR-TASS reports.

“The trouble,” said Oleg Tabakov, People's Artist of the USSR. “What can I say: it was talented, from a good family, intelligent, smart, beautiful. It is only so it is believed that a holy place doesn’t happen, one word, trouble, you won’t say it without tears.”

“I am crying,” admitted People's Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Shirvindt. In 1985, he starred with Sofiko in the film of Vsevolod Shilovsky "A million in the marriage basket." “Yes, he starred, worked, was friends,” says Shirvindt. “Friends, friends, a whole generation, some terrible, hasty series leave. She was a beautiful woman, a beautiful actress, a good friend, a bakery hostess ...”

“I have no words to express the feelings that I am now experiencing,” the People's Artist of the Russian Federation, director Vsevolod Shilovsky, said through tears. “Sofiko was our folio. She was a block of our art. I say ours because it has historically happened that Russia and Georgia have always had a single culture. This is my happiness that I worked with it and I know that this is a great actress with it. The colossal loss for all world art is very terrible that death is torn by Sofiko as a rainbow - multi -colored, joyful, friendly, kindness, fantastic, inappropriate individuality, but knew how to perform real noble deeds. There are probably really irreplaceable creativity, but there are unique ones.