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Tamara Toumanova (Georgian: თამარა თუმანოვა; 2 March 1919 – 29 May 1996) was a Russian-born Georgian-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.
Tamara Toumanova. Actress: Torn Curtain. Known as "The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet," she was born on a train while her mother was fleeing Russia in search of her husband. They lived in refugee camps in Russia, Shanghai and Cairo before settling in Paris.
May 31, 1996 · Tamara Toumanova, a child-prodigy ballerina of the 1930's who became familiar to American audiences as one of the most glamorous stars of 20th-century dance, died on Wednesday at the Santa...
Tamara Toumanova. Actress: Torn Curtain. Known as "The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet," she was born on a train while her mother was fleeing Russia in search of her husband. They lived in refugee camps in Russia, Shanghai and Cairo before settling in Paris.
Toumanova, Tamara (1919–1996) Internationally known dancer, choreographer, and Hollywood film actress who, as one of the three "baby ballerinas" of the 1920s, became the personification of a Russian prima ballerina.
May 29, 1996 · As resident ballerina or as guest artist with many companies, Toumanova danced most of the classic ballerina's roles in the ballet repertoire, partnered by many of the great male dancers of her day. She passed away Santa Monica, California, on May 29, 1996.
May 29, 1996 · 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.
