Bessmertnova, Natalia (1941–)

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Bessmertnova, Natalia (1941–)

Russian ballet dancer. Name variations: Natalya Igorevna Bessmertnova. Born July 19, 1941, in Moscow, Russia; m. Yuri Grigorovich (choreographer and Bolshoi master).

Trained at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow where she continued to perform professionally throughout career; created female title role in Kasyan Goleizovsky's Leili and Medsjhnun (1964) and principal parts in 2 ballets by husband, Ivan the Terrible (1975) and Angara (1976); appeared as Odette/Odile, Swanilda, Giselle and Juliet at Bolshoi Ballet; starred in film versions of numerous Bolshoi productions, including Ivan the Terrible (1977), Romeo and Juliet (1976) and Spartacus (1977).

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