Acting
Maya Plisetskaya
RU, DE, EN cinema · 22 credits
Born
20 November 1925
Died
2 May 2015 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Also known as Maïa Plissetskaïa · М. Плисецкая · M. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Das Ewige Antlitz
2012
Das Ewige Antlitz
Cinematography
M.K.C. Zodiakas
as Муза
Carmen Suite
as Carmen
Fantasia
Actor, Writer
Anna Karenina
as Anna Karenina, Choreographer
Tchaikovsky
as Desire
New Year's Abduction
as Plisetskaya
Ballerina
as Herself
Anna Karenina
as princess Betsy
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Queen Maiden
Swan Lake
as Odette / Odile
Stars of the Russian Ballet
as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")