Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 20, 1925
Place of Birth:
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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Maya Plisetskaya
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mariinsky Theatre | Self |
| 2006 | Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance | |
| 1987 | Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known | Self |
| 1986 | Lady with a Lapdog | |
| 1985 | M.K.C. Zodiakas | Муза |
| 1978 | Carmen Suite | Carmen |
| 1978 | Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote | |
| 1976 | Fantasia | |
| 1975 | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina |
| 1970 | Tchaikovsky | Desire |
| 1970 | New Year's Abduction | |
| 1967 | Anna Karenina | princess Betsy |
| 1966 | Новогодний календарь | |
| 1962 | The Little Humpbacked Horse | Queen Maiden |
| 1959 | Khovanshchina | |
| 1957 | Swan Lake | Odette / Odile |
| 1954 | Stars of the Russian Ballet | Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |