Shake Tukhmanyan
Acting
Biography
Shake Tukhmanyan is an Armenian actress who got her start in the 1973 Armenian drama film, Hayrik (The Father), and later in her career went on to feature in both local and foreign productions.
Born: December 5, 1951
Place of Birth: Yerevan, Armenia
Known For
Songs of Solomon
Inspired by true events, this is a film about a childhood friendship, torn apart by the horrific Hamidian massacres infiltrated by the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1894-1896).
Lord of War
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
Sideways
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
Lorik
The main character of the film is an actor Lorik who lives in his fantasy world of played roles. Sometimes he can be Cyrano de Bergerac or King Richard. However, his main role, unperformed on the stage, but leading his life is the role of Rabbit from “Alice in Wonderland”: Lorik doesn’t perceive the facts of real life and is afraid of being himself, so he hides under the masks of his characters. But the metamorphoses which soon begin to happen with Lorik completely change his mindset, attitude towards life and people. Now his main goal is to save a little ill girl named Asya...
The Father
Builder Hovsep Manukyan's big and restless family hosts his old father Poghos who is forced to move from his native village. Many good and bad, funny and sad, important and unimportant events take place in the family of Hovsep, that help the older and the young to share their most valuable experience - culture of life, co-existence and devotion.
Armenia, My Love...
The destiny of a happy Armenian family will change forever in 1915, Ottoman Empire, (Armenian land), now Turkey and whose beautiful dreams will become memories in the eyes of the most famous Armenian American painter, who lives to paint the story of his shattered childhood.
Herostrate
Herostratus aspired to leave his mark in history and die as a known man. To achieve his goal, Herostratus set the Temple of Artemis ablaze in 356 BC.
The Mechanics of Happiness
Lilit is a designer and a single mother of three. After her family's home is destroyed to build a new building, a new home is promised to them; however, the corrupt owners of the building refuse to give Lilit her home. On her journey trying to balance this problem, and take care of her family and work, she meets Ruben, who is an architect and may be the key to solving all of her problems.
Filmography
as Grandmother
as Anoush
as Irina Orlov
as Mrs. Erganian
as Lusine
as Larisa