Tamara Toumanova Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Tamara Toumanova (Russian: Тамара Туманова, Armenian: Թամարա Թումանովա, Georgian: თამარა თუმანოვა; 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, balletmaster 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.
With Tatiana Riabouchinska, 15, and Irina Baronova, 13, one of the "baby ballerinas". This was a nickname given to the trio in 1933, during their first season in London, by the ballet writer Arnold Haskell.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Madame Petrova
Torn Curtain
1966
Ballerina
Invitation to the Dance
1956
The Girl on the Stairs in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Deep in My Heart
1954
Gaby Deslys
Tonight We Sing
1953
Anna Pavlova
Days of Glory
1944
Nina (as Toumanova)
Spanish Fiesta
1942
Short
Gypsy Fortune Teller
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invitation to the Dance
1956
performer: "Ring Around The Rosy"
Deep in My Heart
1954
performer: "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise", "'Allo, 'Allo"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Billy Wilder
1970
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Music for You
1958
TV Series
Herself
The Wedding in Monaco
1956
Documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
Torn Curtain (1966) as Ballerina
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) as Madame Petrova
Days of Glory (1944) as Nina
Invitation to the Dance (1956) as The Girl on the Stairs in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
$900,000
