Acting
Maya Plisetskaya
Born 1925-11-20
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Maya Plisetskaya
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Anna Karenina
1967
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Tchaikovsky
1970
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Anna Karenina
1975
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Stars of the Russian Ballet
1954
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Khovanshchina
1959
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New Year's Abduction
1970
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M.K.C. Zodiakas
1985
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Maya Plisetskaya
1964
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
1962
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (25 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Das Ewige Antlitz | Cinematography | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Mariinsky Theatre | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory... | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known | Self | Movie | 1987 |
 | Lady with a Lapdog | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
 | M.K.C. Zodiakas | Муза | Movie | 1985 |
 | Carmen Suite | Carmen | Movie | 1978 |
 | Fantasia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
| Fantasia | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina | Movie | 1975 |
| Anna Karenina | Choreographer | Movie | 1975 |
 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Tchaikovsky | Desire | Movie | 1970 |
 | New Year's Abduction | Plisetskaya | Movie | 1970 |
 | Ballerina | Herself | Movie | 1970 |
 | World's Young Ballet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Anna Karenina | princess Betsy | Movie | 1967 |
 | New Year's Calendar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Maya Plisetskaya | Self | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Little Humpbacked Horse | Queen Maiden | Movie | 1962 |
 | Khovanshchina | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Swan Lake | Odette / Odile | Movie | 1957 |
 | Stars of the Russian Ballet | Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") | Movie | 1954 |
| The Little Humpbacked Horse | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |