Margot Fonteyn



First NameMargot
Last NameFonteyn
Full Name at BirthMargaret Hookham
Other NamesDame Margot Fonteyn de Arias
Age71 (age at death)
Date of BirthMay 18, 1919
BirthplaceReigate, Surrey, England
Date of DeathFebruary 21, 1991
Location of DeathPanama City, Panama
Cause of Deathcancer
BuildSlim
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignTaurus
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
UniversitySadler`s Wells Ballet School
Occupation CategoryDancer

Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE (18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), was an English ballerina of the 20th century. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by HM Queen Elizabeth II.


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Filmography

Selected Margot Fonteyn film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1967
Schwanensee
Odile, Odette

1966
Romeo and Juliet

1960
The Royal Ballet
Princess Odette, The Firebird, Ondine

1958
The Nutcracker
Sugar Plum Fairy

1954
Cinderella, Princess Aurora

1937
Le lac des cygnes
Odette, the Swan Queen

1935
Escape Me Never
Dancer in chorus

Soundtrack Credits






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