Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

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Born
March 17, 1938
Died
January 6, 1993
Awards
0 wins, 1 nominations

He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The…

Biography

He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/French documentary I Am a Dancer (1972), directed by Pierre Jourdan featured him and his long-time partner Margot Fonteyn. He played Rudolph Valentino in the film Valentino (1977) and Daniel Jelline in Exposed (1983), his last film. In 1982, he starred in the US stage revival of "The King and I".

Actor

Coup de foudreCoup de foudre(1988)
Commedia dell'arte(1986)as (segment: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme)
ExposedExposed(1983)as Daniel Jelline
Romeo e Giulietta(1982)as Romeo
Venezia, carnevale - Un amore(1981)as Prof. Giovanni Angelo

Self

I Am DivineI Am Divine(2013)as Self
A Life for BalletA Life for Ballet(2011)as Self
Kentler Ve GölgelerKentler Ve Gölgeler(2010)as Self - Subject
Zizi Jeanmaire... légendaire(1993)as Self
OmnibusOmnibus(1967)as Self

Known for

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Nastassja Kinski and Rudolf Nureyev in Exposed (1983)Nastassja Kinski and Rudolf Nureyev in Exposed (1983)Nastassja Kinski and Rudolf Nureyev in Exposed (1983)Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)Rudolf Nureyev in Exposed (1983)Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)