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Maya Plisetskaya
Born 1925-11-20Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Mariinsky TheatreSelfYevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...RoleMaya Plisetskaya - Diva of DanceRoleMaya Plisetskaya – (Un)knownSelfLady with a LapdogRoleM.K.C. ZodiakasМузаCarmen SuiteCarmenFantasiaRoleAnna KareninaAnna KareninaTchaikovskyDesireNew Year's AbductionPlisetskayaBallerinaHerselfWorld's Young BalletRoleAnna Kareninaprincess BetsyNew Year's CalendarRoleMaya PlisetskayaSelfThe Little Humpbacked HorseQueen MaidenKhovanshchinaRoleSwan LakeOdette / OdileStars of the Russian BalletZarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")The Little Humpbacked HorseRole