Maya Plisetskaya
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: November 20, 1925
Day of Death: May 2, 2015 (90 years old)
Place of Birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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.