| Birth: | Oct. 10, 1924 | | Death: | Mar. 21, 2004 | 
Dancer, actress and painter born in France as Monique. She studied with Blanche d'Alessandri, Preobrajenska and Clustine. She started dancing at 16 and danced with the Ballets de Monte Carlo, where she was spotted by Lifar. She made her Paris debut creating the role of Juliet in his 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1942. In 1945 she was a principal dancer with Ballet des Champs-Elysees and performed in Paris concerts with her husband Edmond Audran who was sadly killed in a car crash in 1951. She created various roles in Lifar's ballets including: 'Mephisto Waltz' in 1945, 'A la memoire d'un heros' in 1946 and in 'Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastian' in 1957. She appeared often with the Paris Opera, Bolshoi and Kirov as a guest peformer. She acted in several films including 'The Red Shoes', 'Les Rendezvous' and 'Tales of Hoffmann' for which she won a Academy Award in 1952. She appeared in television shows and has had exhibitions of her art work. She also wrote two novels on dance: 'L'Amour au miroir' 1983 and 'La Femme a l'envers' 1986. (bio by: Medora)
Search Amazon for Ludmilla Tcherina | | | Burial:
Cimetiere de Montmartre
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France |
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Originally Created by: Medora
Record added: Mar 22, 2004
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