Anna Pavlova



First NameAnna
Last NamePavlova
Full Name at BirthА́нна Па́вловна Па́влова
Other NamesAnna Pavlovna Pavlova
Age49 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 12, 1881
BirthplaceSt. Petersburg, Russia
Date of DeathJanuary 22, 1931
Location of DeathThe Hague, Netherlands
Cause of Deathpleurisy
BuildAthletic
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityRussian
High SchoolImperial Ballet school
Occupation CategoryDancer
Claim to FameThe Dying Swan

Anna Pavlovna (Matveyevna) Pavlova (Russian: ) (January 31, 1881 – January 23, 1931) was a Russian ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th century. She is widely regarded as one of the finest classical ballet dancers in history and was most noted as a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev. Pavlova is most recognised for the creation of the rôle The Dying Swan and, with her own company, would become the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world.


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Filmography

Selected Anna Pavlova film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1916
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Fenella

Other Crew Credits

1982
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina
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