Shake Tukhmanyan
Biography
Shake Tukhmanyan is an Armenian actress born on December 5, 1951, in Yerevan. She graduated from the Gabriele Sundukyan State Academy of Theatre Arts in Yerevan and later moved to Los Angeles, where she co-founded the Varandanyan Theatre with her husband, actor Jan-Peter Nshanyan. Known for her roles in "Lord of War" (2005) and "Sideways" (2004), Tukhmanyan has received numerous awards, including Armenia's highest honor for artists in 2015.