Actor

Maya Plisetskaya

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Movies: 18Series: 1Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 233104

IMDb ID: nm0687334

Known for: Acting

Born: November 20, 1925

Died: May 2, 2015

Age: 89

Place of birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 2008

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 5.36

Wikidata: Q460756

Also known as

Maïa Plissetskaïa • М. Плисецкая • M. Plisetskaya

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Choreographer (1)Writer (1)

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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.