Biography

Elisabed Cherkezishvlili (1864–1948) was a Georgian theater and screen actress. Cherkezishvili entered the Tbilisi theatre troupe in 1886. Among her most popular roles were Khanuma in Khanuma, Elizabeth in First they Died, then They Wed, Tasia in Fate, the Betrayer, Isakhari in Betrayal, Ana Andreevna in "The Government Inspector", and Maia in "The Little Kakhetian". After the Bolshevik takeover of Georgia, Cherkezishvili worked at the Rustaveli Theatre (1921–24), the Kutaisi Theatre (1924–25), and the Marjanishvili Theatre (1930–48). In 1920–40 Cherkezishvili played a number of memorable roles in Georgian film, including the mother from "Arsena Jorjiashvili", Jupana ("Who is to Blame?"), Khanuma ("Khanuma"), the mother from "Two Hunters", Kneina ("Revolt in Guria"), the Tatar woman in "Meeting", the matchmaker from "Zhuzhuna's Dowry", the collective farmer from "Girl from the other Side", and Makari's mother from "Keto and Kote".