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Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya

Birthday: 1925-11-20 | Place of Birth: Moscow, USSR

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1967
Anna Karenina

as    princess Betsy

1954
Stars of the Russian Ballet

as    Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")