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Tamara Geva (Russian: Тамара Жева, born Tamara Levkievna Zheverzheeva, Russian: Тамара Левкиевна Жевержеева; 17 March 1906 – 9 December 1997) was a Soviet and later an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer.
Dec 31, 2022 · Tamara Geva was a prodigious Soviet-American artist who reshaped the entire landscape of ballet, theater, and dance. Performing across the world throughout her career, Geva would ultimately be one of the first ambassadors of ballet in America.
Tamara Geva. The daughter of a Swedish mother (Tamara Urtahl, a Swede) and of a wealthy St. Petersburg manufacturer of Muslim heritage and patron of the arts who later became a free-thinker (Levko Zheverzheiev), Geva grew up in a vast 18th century mansion which included a private museum.
- January 1, 1
- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Tamara Geva speaks with Nancy Reynolds about her transition from dancing to singing; some of the theatrical productions and films in which she appeared including The Trojan women directed by Margaret Webster, and George Bernard Shaw's Misalliance; her book Split seconds: a remembrance; her father including his theater collection; reminiscences ...
Mini Bio. The daughter of a Swedish mother (Tamara Urtahl, a Swede) and of a wealthy St. Petersburg manufacturer of Muslim heritage and patron of the arts who later became a free-thinker (Levko Zheverzheiev), Geva grew up in a vast 18th century mansion which included a private museum.
- March 17, 1907
- December 9, 1997
Dec 14, 1997 · Tamara Geva, the Russian-born dancer and actress who was the first wife of choreographer George Balanchine, died Tuesday in her New York City home. She was 91.
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Dec 9, 1997 · Geva is forever remembered for her starring role in On You Toes, and for her further successes in her career as an actress in musicals and films. Geva died December 9, 1997 at her home in Manhattan. (Originally published September 1996, updated January 1998)
