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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Anna Karenina (1967) — princess Betsy
2. Tchaikovsky (1970) — Desire
3. Anna Karenina (1975) — Anna Karenina
4. Khovanshchina (1959)
5. Stars of the Russian Ballet (1954) — Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")
6. New Year's Abduction (1970) — Plisetskaya
7. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
8. Carmen Suite (1978) — Carmen
9. Swan Lake (1957) — Odette / Odile
10. The Little Humpbacked Horse (1962) — Queen Maiden
11. M.K.C. Zodiakas (1985) — Муза
12. Fantasia (1976)
13. New Year's Calendar (1966)
14. Mariinsky Theatre (2008) — Self
15. Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance (2006)
16. Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote (1978)
17. Lady with a Lapdog (1986)
18. Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known (1987) — Self
19. Maya Plisetskaya (1964) — Self
20. The Little Humpbacked Horse
21. World's Young Ballet (1969)
22. Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory... (2008)
23. Ballerina (1970) — Herself