Veriko Anjaparidze(1900-1987)
- Actress
Queen of Soviet theater. Although Veriko (she was always called by her
first name) acted in dozens of films, she did not get the same success
as Nato Vachnadze. But she was first on the stage, from her twenties
till her death. Her part from Monanieba (1987) by Abuladze became a
cult favorite. 'Is this way to the temple?' her character asks a victim
of the Soviet regime. These words were later taken as a motto of
Perestrojka.
