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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Новогодний календарь
1966
Swan Lake
as Odette / Odile
1957
Mariinsky Theatre
as Self
2008
Anna Karenina
as princess Betsy
1967
Carmen Suite
as Carmen
1978
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Queen Maiden
1962
Tchaikovsky
as Desire
1970
M.K.C. Zodiakas
as Муза
1985
Anna Karenina
as Anna Karenina
1975
Khovanshchina
1959
Stars of the Russian Ballet
as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")
1954
New Year's Abduction
as Plisetskaya
1970
Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance
2006
Fantasia
1976
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
1978
Lady with a Lapdog
1986
Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known
as Self
1987
Maya Plisetskaya
as Self
1964
The Little Humpbacked Horse
TBA
World's Young Ballet
1969
