Lika Kavzharadze

Lika Kavzharadze (Georgian: ლიკა ქავჟარაძე, 26 October 1959 – 11 October 2017) was a Georgian film actress best known for her role in Tengiz Abuladze's 1976 drama film The Wishing Tree.

Born in Tbilisi, Kavzharadze was trained as a pianist at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, which she graduated from in 1973. In 1972, she was invited by the Kartuli Pilmi studio and starred in several films, most notably as Marita in the award-winning The Wishing Tree directed by Tengiz Abuladze in 1976. 

She was found dead, at age 57, at her own apartment in Tbilisi on 11 October 2017. Police officials said they were looking into possible suicide.

Selected filmography

• The Wishing Tree (1976)
• Blue Mountains (1982)
• The Sun of the Sleepless (1992)