Tamara Toumanova

Tamara Toumanova

From Wikipedia Tamara Toumanova (March 2, 1919 – May 29, 1996) was a prominent Russian 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 her fellow émigré, ballet master and choreographer George Balanchine. She was featured in numerous ballets in Europe. Balanchine also featured her in his productions at Ballet Theatre, New York, making her the star of his performances in the United States. While most of Toumanova's career was dedicated to ballet, she appeared as a ballet dancer in several films, beginning in 1944. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. Toumanova appeared in six Hollywood films between 1944 and 1970, always playing dancers. She made her feature film debut in 1944, in Days of Glory, playing a Russian dancer being saved from the invading Germans in 1941 by Soviet partisan leader Gregory Peck (who also made his debut in that film). In 1953 she played Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova in "Tonight We Sing", and in 1954 she appeared in the biographical musical, "Deep in My Heart", as the French dancer Gaby Deslys. In 1956 she did a dance scene with Gene Kelly in his dance film, Invitation to the Dance. In 1966 she played the odious, unnamed lead ballerina in Alfred Hitchcock's political thriller Torn Curtain. In 1970 she played Russian ballerina "Madame Petrova" in Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. In 1944 she married Casey Robinson, whom she met as the producer and screenwriter of Days of Glory, her first film. The union was childless. The couple divorced on October 13, 1955. She died in Santa Monica, California, on May 29, 1996, aged 77, from undisclosed causes. Before her death, she gave her Preobrajenska costumes to the Vaganova Choreographic Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. She was buried next to her mother Eugenia in Hollywood. In his obituary, British choreographer John Gregory was said to describe Toumanova as a "remarkable artist – a great personality who never stopped acting. It is impossible to think of Russian ballet without her.

  • Popularité : 0.532
  • Connu pour : Acting
  • Anniversaire : 1919-03-02
  • Lieu de naissance : Tyumen, Russia
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Tamara Toumanova Films

  • 1970
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    La Vie privée de Sherlock Holmes

    La Vie privée de Sherlock Holmes

    6.801 1970 HD

    Dans leur appartement de Baker Street, Holmes et Watson voient arriver une jeune veuve sauvée des eaux de la Tamise. Se nommant Gabrielle...

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  • 1966
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    Le Rideau déchiré

    Le Rideau déchiré

    6.6 1966 HD

    Un chercheur en physique nucléaire, Michael Armstrong, rompt sans explications avec sa fiancée et assistante, Sarah, avant de se rendre...

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  • 1956
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    Invitation à la danse

    Invitation à la danse

    6.1 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    Tonight We Sing

    Tonight We Sing

    10 1953 HD

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  • 1944
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    Jours de gloire

    Jours de gloire

    5.72 1944 HD

    En 1941, les nazis avancent sur le front russe. Dans sa fuite, l'Armée rouge laisse des troupes dans les fôrets afin de ralentir...

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  • 1954
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    Au fond de mon cœur

    Au fond de mon cœur

    6.8 1954 HD

    La vie du compositeur de Broadway Sigmund Romberg, qui fut l'un des meilleurs de sa catégorie pendant près de quarante ans.

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  • 1942
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    Spanish Fiesta

    Spanish Fiesta

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1985
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    That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    7 1985 HD

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