Maya Plisetskaya

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-11-20

Deathday

2015-05-02 (89 years old)

Birth Place

Moscow, Russia

Height

Relationships

Māris Liepa (1956 - 1956), Rodion Shchedrin (1958 - 2015)

Father

Mikhail Plisetski

Mother

Rachel Messerer

Siblings

Alexander Plisetski, Azari Plisetski

Relatives

Sulamith Messerer

Citizenships

Russia, Spain, Soviet Union, Lithuania, Germany

Also Known As

Майя Плисецкая, Maïa Plissetskaïa

Awards

Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Order for Merits to Lithuania, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of the Lion of Finland, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Triumph, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal for Merit to Culture, Golden Mask, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of the Rising Sun, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Princess of Asturias Awards, Praemium Imperiale, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Commander of the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Barbara Radziwiłł medal