Biography
From Wikipedia Tamara Toumanova (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, ballet master and choreographer George Balanchine. She was featured in numerous bal...
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Complete Filmography
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
as Madame Petrova
Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing...
Torn Curtain
1966
as Ballerina
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin sol...
Invitation to the Dance
1956
as The Streetwalker
Three completely different stories are told through dance.
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Gaby Deslys
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
Tonight We Sing
1953
as Anna Pavlova
Tonight We Sing is a 1953 musical biopic film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, based on the life and career of the celebrated impresario Sol Hurok. It st...
Days of Glory
1944
as Nina
A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.
Spanish Fiesta
1942
as Gypsy Fortune Teller
The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform a ballet to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol.