Maya Plisetskaya
Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: May 2, 2015
Place of birth: Moscow, 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.
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Filmography
22 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Das Ewige Antlitz
2012
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Mariinsky Theatre
2008
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Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...
2008
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Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance
2006
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Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known
1987
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Lady with a Lapdog
1986
6.0
M.K.C. Zodiakas
1985
3.0
Carmen Suite
1978
7.0
Fantasia
1976
6.6
Anna Karenina
1975
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
5.2
Tchaikovsky
1970
7.0
New Year's Abduction
1970
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Ballerina
1970NR
World's Young Ballet
1969
5.4
Anna Karenina
1967
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New Year's Calendar
1966
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Maya Plisetskaya
1964
10.0
The Little Humpbacked Horse
1962
6.2
Khovanshchina
1959
10.0
Swan Lake
1957
6.2
Stars of the Russian Ballet
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
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