Maya Plisetskaya

Acting

Born 1925-11-20 · died 2015-05-02 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

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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

The Little Humpbacked HorseSwan LakeLe Grand ÉchiquierFantasiaNew Year's AbductionAnna KareninaStars of the Russian BalletKhovanshchinaM.K.C. ZodiakasAnna Karenina