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Maria Tallchief (1925–2013)

Actress

Trivia:

She created the role of the "Sugar Plum Fairy" in George Balanchine's production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker". See more trivia »

Born:

Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief
in Fairfax, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Maria Tallchief Maria Tallchief with the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo 10/29/45.
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1953 Season's Greetings (TV movie)
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
Pavlova
 
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2008 Felia Doubrovska Remembered (video short)
Herself
 
2008 Felia Doubrovska Remembered: From Diaghilev's Ballets Russes to Balanchine's School of American Ballet (documentary short)
 
2007 Maria Tallchief (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Nutcracker Family: Behind the Magic (documentary)
 
2005 Ballets russes (documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Herself - Honoree
 
1992 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1989 Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas (documentary)
Herself
 
1959-1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Ballerina / Herself
– Valentine's Day (1966) … Herself - Ballerina
– Great Moments (1965) … Herself - Ballerina
– Episode #6.11 (1964) … Herself - Ballerina
– Episode #6.4 (1963) … Herself - Ballerina
– A Measure of Music (1962) … Herself - Ballerina
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1957 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.4 (1957) … Herself
 
1956 Camera Three (TV series)
Herself / Odette / Odile
– Swan Lake (1956) … Herself / Odette / Odile
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Ballet Dancer
– Episode #5.1 (1954) … Herself - Ballet Dancer
 
1954 The Dave Garroway Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1954) … Herself
 
1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.29 (1953) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1952 The Blue Ribbon Christmas Eve Musical (TV movie)
Herself - Ballerina
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.10 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.48 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 Penthouse Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.32 (1951) … Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(August 1948) She performed in the ballet, "Grand Ballet De Monte Carlo," in a Marquis De Cuevas Grand Ballet De Monte Carlo production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Rosella Hightower, Andre Eglevsky, George Skibine, and Antonio Cobos in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Marjorie Tallchief
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Trivia:

She created the role of the "Sugar Plum Fairy" in George Balanchine's production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker". See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius