Maya Plisetskaya
Birth date
November 20, 1925
Death date
May 2, 2015
Place of birth
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Profession
Acting
Age
89 years
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.
Also known as
Maïa PlissetskaïaМ. ПлисецкаяM. Plisetskaya
