Maya Plisetskaya

Acting

Born: 1925-11-20
Died: 2015-05-02
From: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Maïa PlissetskaïaМ. ПлисецкаяM. 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.

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Awards & Nominations35 won · 0 nominated

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Praemium Imperiale

2006
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Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

2005
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Barbara Radziwiłł medal

2005
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Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts

1990
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Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland

1968
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Lenin Prize

1964
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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class

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Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

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Hero of Socialist Labour

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Princess of Asturias Awards

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Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class

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Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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Medal for Merit to Culture

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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Golden Mask

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People's Artist of the RSFSR

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Order of Isabella the Catholic

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Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

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Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class

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Order of the Red Banner of Labour

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People's Artist of the USSR

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Merited Artist of the RSFSR

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Order for Merits to Lithuania

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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class

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Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Triumph

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Order of the Rising Sun

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Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

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Order of Lenin

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Officer of the Legion of Honour

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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class