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Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015) · Spain · Actors · Died at 89

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Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship.

A life in dates

2015Died2 May 20152008Mariinsky TheatreFilm2006Praemium ImperialeAwardMaya Plisetskaya - Diva of DanceFilm, 20062005Barbara Radziwiłł medalAwardPrincess of Asturias Award for the ArtsAward1990Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine ArtsAward1987Maya Plisetskaya - (Un)knownFilm1986Lady with a LapdogFilm1978Carmen SuiteFilm, Carmen1976FantasiaFilm, Writer1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries1970BallerinaFilm, Herself1969World's Young BalletFilm1968Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1967Anna KareninaFilm, princess Betsy1966New Year's CalendarFilm1964Lenin PrizeAward1962The Little Humpbacked HorseFilm, Queen Maiden1959KhovanshchinaFilm1957Swan LakeFilm, Odette / Odile1954Stars of the Russian BalletFilm, Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")1925Born20 November 1925

Also in Deutsch

Photos 7

Filmography 21

YMYevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...2008
MTMariinsky Theatre2008
MDMaya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance2006
MKMaya Plisetskaya - (Un)known1987
LLLady with a Lapdog1986
MZM.K.C. ZodiakasМуза1985
CSCarmen SuiteCarmen1978
FAFantasiaWriter1976
AKAnna KareninaAnna Karenina1975
TCTchaikovskyDesire1970
NANew Year's AbductionPlisetskaya1970
BABallerinaHerself1970
WBWorld's Young Ballet1969
AKAnna Kareninaprincess Betsy1967
NCNew Year's Calendar1966
MPMaya Plisetskaya1964
THThe Little Humpbacked HorseQueen Maiden1962
KHKhovanshchina1959
SLSwan LakeOdette / Odile1957
SBStars of the Russian BalletZarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")1954
THThe Little Humpbacked Horse

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Television 1

LÉLe Grand Échiquier1972

Awards

Praemium Imperiale2006
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts2005
Barbara Radziwiłł medal2005
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts1990
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland1968
Lenin Prize1964
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
Order of Lenin
Hero of Socialist Labour
Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
People's Artist of the USSR
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Knight of the Legion of Honour
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Order for Merits to Lithuania
Golden Mask
Triumph
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Order of the Rising Sun
Medal for Merit to Culture
Princess of Asturias Awards
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

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Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet and Russian 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; later she moved into direct confrontation with him. In 1960, when famed Russian ballerina Galina Ulanova retired, Plisetskaya became prima ballerina assoluta of the company.

Country
Spain
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2015 · aged 89

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