Maya Plisetskaya

Cast

Maya Plisetskaya

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1925-11-20

From

Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Died

2015-05-02

Also known as Maïa Plissetskaïa, М. Плисецкая, M. 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.

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