Eka Chavleishvili Biography: Movies & TV Shows, Net Worth, Height, Age, Spouse, Parents

Eka Chavleishvili is a distinguished Georgian actress known for her commanding presence on both stage and screen. Her critically acclaimed performance in Elene Naveriani’s Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023) established her as an international festival standout at the age of 53.

Following three decades of dedicated service at the Batumi Drama Theatre, she portrayed Etero—a 48-year-old virgin challenging societal norms in her village—with remarkable depth and fearlessness, earning multiple Best Actress awards throughout Europe and Georgia.

Profile

• Full Name: Ekaterine “Eka” Chavleishvili
• Stage Name: Eka Chavleishvili
• Born: 3, October 1970
• Age: 55 years old
• Birthplace: Batumi, Adjara ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
• Nationality: Georgian
• Occupation: Film and Theatre Actress
• Height: Unknown
• Parents: Mr Chavleishvili and Mrs Chavleishvili
• Siblings: Unknown
• Spouse: Unknown
• Children: Unknown
• Relationship: Unknown
• Net Worth: $900,000

Early Life and Education

Eka Chavleishvili was born on October 3, 1970, in the Black Sea port of Batumi, to Mr Chavleishvili and Mrs Chavleishvili, whose names have never appeared in public records.

No information about siblings exists. Raised in a city famous for its subtropical vibrancy and theatrical tradition, she enrolled at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University in Tbilisi, graduating in 1994 with a degree in Acting.

A year later, in 1995, she returned home to join the permanent ensemble of the Iliko Chavchavadze Batumi Drama Theatre, where she has remained a leading actress for thirty consecutive seasons. Her ethnicity is Georgian; she has spoken warmly of private Orthodox faith.

Career

Eka Chavleishvili spent her first twenty-five professional years almost exclusively on the Batumi stage, mastering roles from Sophocles and Shakespeare to modern Georgian classics—portraying everyone from Antigone to Nino Nakashidze in Data Tutashkhia.

Her reputation as the theatre’s “iron lady” rested on tireless discipline and a voice that could silence an auditorium.

Her screen breakthrough arrived only in 2023, when Swiss-Georgian director Elene Naveriani cast her as Etero in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry. The film premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, travelled to over sixty festivals, and earned Chavleishvili a sweep of Best Actress awards: Belfast Film Festival 2023, Eliso National Film Awards 2024, Les Arcs Film Festival 2023, and the Adriatic Film Festival 2023. Critics praised her ability to convey decades of suppressed desire with a single glance. Earlier small film roles include Wet Dreams (2014) and the short The Dog (2019), but Blackbird catapulted her to global arthouse stardom.

Eka Chavleishvili continues to headline at Batumi Drama Theatre while fielding offers from European directors. In 2025 she appears in Naveriani’s follow-up feature and mentors young actors at her alma mater.

Her rise proves that Georgian theatre veterans can conquer world cinema without ever abandoning their roots, inspiring a wave of late-blooming actresses across the Caucasus.

Social Media

• Eka Chavleishvili does not have a verified social media account.

Personal Life

Eka Chavleishvili has never married and has no publicly acknowledged children or long-term partners. She lives alone in a modest Soviet-era flat overlooking Batumi Boulevard, surrounded by theatre programmes, vinyl records of Nina Simone, and jars of homemade adjika. Colleagues describe her as fiercely private yet endlessly generous—known for knitting scarves for the entire troupe each winter and slipping extra tickets to students.

Filmography

• Wet Dreams (2014)
•   The Dog (short, 2019)
•   Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023)
•   Untitled Elene Naveriani project (2025)

Net Worth

Eka Chavleishvili has an estimated net worth of $900,000. The bulk comes from three decades of state theatre salary at Batumi Drama Theatre, supplemented dramatically since 2023 by international festival fees, Blackbird residuals on MUBI and Arte, and appearance honoraria across Europe.