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Maya Plisetskaya was a Russian ballet dancer, actor, prima ballerina assoluta, ballet master, and choreographer . She was born as Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya on November 20, 1925, in Moscow, Russia . Plisetskaya was the daughter of Mikhail Plisetski and Rachel Messerer . She had citizenship in Russia, Soviet Union, Spain, Germany, and Lithuania .
During her career, Plisetskaya was known for being a ballet dancer . She received several awards and honors, including Hero of Socialist Labor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Lenin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", and Order of Merit for the Fatherland (2nd, 3rd, and 4th class) .
Maya Plisetskaya passed away on May 2, 2015, in Munich, Germany . She was married to Rodion Shchedrin .
