Maya Plisetskaya
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1925-11-20
- Died
- 2015-05-02
- Place of birth
- Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (22)
Anna Karenina
1967
as princess Betsy
Anna Karenina
1975
as Anna Karenina
Tchaikovsky
1970
as Desire
New Year's Abduction
1970
as Plisetskaya
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
1978
Fantasia
1976
Stars of the Russian Ballet
1954
as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")
M.K.C. Zodiakas
1985
as Муза
Carmen Suite
1978
as Carmen
New Year's Calendar
1966
World's Young Ballet
1969
Mariinsky Theatre
2008
as Self
Maya Plisetskaya
1964
as Self
Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known
1987
as Self
The Little Humpbacked Horse
1962
as Queen Maiden
The Little Humpbacked Horse
Lady with a Lapdog
1986
Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...
2008
Swan Lake
1957
as Odette / Odile
Khovanshchina
1959
Ballerina
1970
as Herself
Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance
2006
About Maya Plisetskaya
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. With 23 credits spanning from 1954 to 2008, Maya Plisetskaya has appeared in 22 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Maya Plisetskaya Movies
- Anna Karenina (1967) — as princess Betsy
- Anna Karenina (1975) — as Anna Karenina
- Tchaikovsky (1970) — as Desire
- New Year's Abduction (1970) — as Plisetskaya
- Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote (1978)
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