Person
- Born
- 1919-01-01
- Died
- 1996-01-01
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Acting · Tyumen, Russia
From Wikipedia Tamara Toumanova (March 2, 1919 – May 29, 1996) was a prominent Georgian American prima ballerina and actress. A child of exiles in Paris after the Russian Revolution of 1917, she made her debut at the age of 10 at the children's ballet of the Paris Opera. She became known internationally as one of the Baby Ballerinas of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, after being discovered by…
Known for
- That's Dancing! — From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)1985
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes — Madame Petrova1970
- Torn Curtain — Ballerina1966
- Invitation to the Dance — The Streetwalker1956
- The Wedding in Monaco — Self1956
- Deep in My Heart — Gaby Deslys1954
- Tonight We Sing — Anna Pavlova1953
- Days of Glory — Nina1944
- Spanish Fiesta — Gypsy Fortune Teller1942
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1919 births1996 deaths20th-century American ballet dancersAmerican ballerinasAmerican people of Armenian descentAmerican people of Georgian (country) descentBallets Russes dancersBurials at Hollywood Forever CemeteryFrench emigrants to the United StatesNaturalized citizens of the United StatesParis Opera Ballet étoilesPeople from Tyumen