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Known For

Acting

Born

November 20, 1925

Died

May 2, 2015 (age 89)

Place of Birth

Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As

Maïa Plissetskaïa

М. Плисецкая

M. Plisetskaya

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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.

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Maya Plisetskaya

Biography

Known For

Filmography