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Maya Plisetskaya
Actor

Maya Plisetskaya

20 Nov 1925Born
2 May 2015Died
89Age at death
17Credits

Biography

Maya Plisetskaya was a Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the Bolshoi Theatre under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky, then of Yury Grigorovich. In 1960 she became prima ballerina assoluta of the company.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAThe Little Humpbacked HorseFilm
  2. 2008Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...Film
  3. 2006Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of DanceFilm
  4. 1986Lady with a LapdogFilm
  5. 1985M.K.C. ZodiakasFilm: Муза
  6. 1978Carmen SuiteFilm: Carmen
  7. 1976FantasiaFilm: Writer
  8. 1975Anna KareninaFilm: Anna Karenina
  9. 1970TchaikovskyFilm: Desire
  10. 1970New Year's AbductionFilm: Plisetskaya
  11. 1969World's Young BalletFilm
  12. 1967Anna KareninaFilm: princess Betsy
  13. 1966New Year's CalendarFilm
  14. 1962The Little Humpbacked HorseFilm: Queen Maiden
  15. 1959KhovanshchinaFilm
  16. 1957Swan LakeFilm: Odette / Odile
  17. 1954Stars of the Russian BalletFilm: Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")

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