Maya Plisetskaya

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.

Born:

Nov 20, 1925 In Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Movie/TV Credits:

14

First Appeared:

In the movie Stars of the Russian Ballet 1954-02-09

Latest Project:

Movie Mariinsky Theatre 2008-12-02