Ia Sukhitashvili was born on August 29, 1980, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She graduated from Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film State University in 2001 with a specialisation in theatre and film acting. Since 2002, she has performed leading roles in various theatrical productions and acclaimed Georgian films, including Panopticon (Dir. George Sikharulidze, premiered in the main competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 2024), Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili, Horizon by Tinatin Kajrishvili, House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze, Blind Dates by Levan Koguashvili, and Keep Smiling by Rusudan Chkonia, among others.
Since 2011, she has been an actress at the Rustaveli National Theatre and at other theatrical venues in Georgia. In 2020, she won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for her leading role in the film Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili.
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