List of prima ballerinas explained

See also: Prima ballerina assoluta. This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first.

"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts".[1]

List of prima ballerinas

Full nameFirst nameLast nameYear of birthYear of deathNationalityActive dancer?Sources
Eleonora AbbagnatoEleonoraAbbagnato1978ItalyYes[2]
Stella AbreraStellaAbrera1978Philippines/United StatesNo[3]
Diana AdamsDianaAdams19261993United StatesNo
Amandine AlbissonAmandineAlbisson1989FranceYes
Maria AlexandrovaMariaAlexandrova1978RussiaYes
Heléne AlexopoulosHeléneAlexopoulosUnited StatesNo[4]
Alicia AmatriainAlicia AmatriainSpainYes[5]
Josette AmielJosetteAmiel1930FranceNo
Nina AnaniashviliNinaAnaniashvili1963GeorgiaNo
Dores AndréDoresAndréSpainYes[6]
Elena AndreianovaElenaAndreianova18191857RussiaNo
Loipa AraújoLoipaAraújo1941CubaNo
Carole ArboCaroleArbo1961 FranceNo
Sadaise ArencibiaSadaiseArencibiac. 1981CubaYes
Sonia ArovaSoniaArova19272001BulgariaNo
Merrill AshleyMerrillAshley1950United StatesNo[7]
Altynai AsylmuratovaAltynaiAsylmuratova1961RussiaNo
Silvia AzzoniSilviaAzzoni1973ItalyYes[8]
Elisa BadenesElisaBadenesSpainYes[9]
Bai ShuxiangShuxiangBai1939ChinaNo[10]
Caroline BaldwinCarolineBaldwin1990United StatesYes[11]
Melania Ballish RegueiroMelaniaBallish Regueiro1975BrazilNo
Irina BaronovaIrinaBaronova19192008RussiaNo
Maniya BarredoManiyaBarredo1951PhilippinesNo
Léonore BaulacLéonoreBaulac1990FranceYes[12]
Pati BehrsPatiBehrs19222004RussiaNo
Christiana BennettChristianaBennettUnited StatesNo
Leanne BenjaminLeanneBenjamin1964AustraliaNo[13]
Svetlana BeriosovaSvetlanaBeriosova19321998LithuaniaNo
Claude BessyClaudeBessy1932FranceNo
Skylar BrandtSkylarBrandt1993[14] United StatesYes
Deborah BullDeborahBull1963United KingdomNo
Natalia BessmertnovaNataliaBessmertnova19412008RussiaNo
Alicja BoniuszkoAlicjaBoniuszko19372019PolandNo[15] [16]
Aurora BoschAuroraBosch1942CubaNo
Hélène BouchetHélèneBouchet1980FranceYes
Ashley BouderAshleyBouder1983United StatesYes[17]
Isabella BoylstonIsabellaBoylston1986United StatesYes[18]
Amparo BritoAmparoBritoCubaNo
Norodom Buppha DeviNorodomBuppha Devi19432019CambodiaNo
Darcey BussellDarceyBussell1969United KingdomNo[19]
Maria CalegariMariaCalegari1957United StatesNo[20]
Elisa Carrillo CabreraElisaCarrillo Cabrera1981MexicoYes[21]
Carolyn CarlsonCarolynCarlsonFranceNo
Fanny CerritoFannyCerrito18171909ItalyNo
Ludmilla ChiriaeffLudmillaChiriaeff19241996CanadaNo
Yvonne ChouteauYvonneChouteau19292016United StatesNo
Frances ChungFrancesChungCanadaYes[22]
Isabelle CiaravolaIsabelleCiaravola1972FranceNo
Lia CirioLiaCirioUnited StatesYes[23]
Evelyn Cisneros-LegateEvelynCisneros-Legate1958United StatesNo
Simone ClarkeSimoneClarke1970United KingdomNo[24]
Florence ClercFlorenceClerc1951FranceNo
Alina CojocaruAlinaCojocaru1981RomaniaYes[25]
Valentine ColasanteValentineColasante1989FranceYes[26]
Janet CollinsJanetCollins19172003United StatesNo
Petra ContiPetraConti1988ItalyYes[27]
Misty CopelandMistyCopeland1982United StatesYes[28]
Bernice CoppietersBerniceCoppieters1970BelgiumNo[29]
Émilie CozetteÉmilieCozette1981FranceNo
J'aime CrandallJ'aimeCrandall1982United StatesYes[30]
Lauren CuthbertsonLaurenCuthbertson1984United KingdomYes[31]
Alexandra DanilovaAlexandraDanilova19031997RussiaNo
Lycette DarsonvalLycetteDarsonval19121996FranceNo
Liane DaydéLianeDaydé19322022FranceNo
Igone de JonghIgonede Jongh1979NetherlandsNo
Ninette de ValoisNinettede Valois18982001IrelandNo
Sasha De SolaSashaDe SolaUnited StatesYes[32]
Holly DorgerHollyDorgerUnited StatesYes[33]
Jurgita DroninaJurgitaDronina1986Russia/LithuaniaYes[34]
Natalia DudinskayaNataliaDudinskaya19122003UkraineNo
Aurélie DupontAurélieDupont1973FranceNo[35]
Viviana DuranteVivianaDurante1967ItalyNo
Irina DvorovenkoIrinaDvorovenko1973UkraineNo[36]
Madeleine EastoeMadeleineEastoeAustraliaNo[37]
Marina EglevskyMarinaEglevskyUnited StatesNo
Lubov EgorovaLubovEgorova18801972RussiaNo
Ashley EllisAshleyEllisUnited StatesNo[38]
Fanny ElsslerFannyElssler18101884AustriaNo
Megan FairchildMeganFairchild1984United StatesYes
Suzanne FarrellSuzanneFarrell1945United StatesNo
Lorena FeijóoLorenaFeijóoCubaNo[39]
Lorna FeijóoLorenaFeijóoCubaNo[40]
Nikisha FogoNikishaFogo1995SwedenYes
Norma FontenlaNormaFontenla19301971ArgentinaNo
Margot FonteynMargotFonteyn19191991United KingdomNo
Carla FracciCarlaFracci19362021ItalyNo
Mathilde FrousteyMathildeFroustey1985FranceYes[41]
Fanny GaidaFannyGaida1961FranceNo
Mara GaleazziMaraGaleazzi1973ItalyNo[42]
Rosina GalliRosinaGalli18921940ItalyNo
Marta GarcíaMartaGarcía19492017CubaNo
Yekaterina GeltzerYekaterinaGeltzer18761962RussiaNo
Emilie GerrityEmilieGerrityUnited StatesYes
Dorothée GilbertDorothéeGilbert1983FranceYes[43]
Marie-Agnès GillotMarie-AgnèsGillot1975FranceNo[44]
Céline GittensCélineGittensTrinidad and TobagoYes[45]
Beryl GoldwynBerylGoldwyn1930United KingdomNo[46]
Ofelia GonzálezOfeliaGonzálezCubaNo
Kathleen GorhamKathleenGorham19281983AustraliaNo
Diana GouldDianaGould19122003United KingdomNo
Nadezhda GrachevaNadezhdaGracheva1969KazakhstanNo[47]
Lucile GrahnLucileGrahn18191907DenmarkNo
Cynthia GregoryCynthiaGregory1946United StatesNo
Beryl GreyBerylGrey1927United KingdomNo
Carlotta GrisiCarlottaGrisi18191899ItalyNo
Isabelle GuérinIsabelleGuérin1961FranceNo
Sylvie GuillemSylvieGuillem1965FranceNo[48]
Evelyn HartEvelynHart1956CanadaNo
Marcia HaydéeMarciaHaydée1937BrazilNo
Francesca HaywardFrancescaHayward1992United KingdomYes[49]
Laura HecquetLauraHecquet1984FranceYes
Robyn HendricksRobynHendricksSouth AfricaYes[50]
Paloma HerreraPalomaHerrera1975ArgentinaNo[51]
Rosella HightowerRosellaHightower19202008United StatesNo
Greta HodgkinsonGretaHodgkinson1973United StatesYes[52]
Catherine HurlinCatherineHurlin1996United StatesYes
Carrie ImlerCarrieImler1977/1978United StatesNo[53]
Avdotia IstominaAvdotiaIstomina17991848RussiaNo
Rowena JacksonRowenaJackson19262024New ZealandNo
Xue JinghuaXueJinghua1945ChinaNo
Anna JohanssonAnnaJohansson18601917RussiaNo
Lana JonesLanaJonesAustraliaNo[54]
Karen KainKarenKain1951CanadaNo
Yuriko KajiyaYurikoKajiya1984JapanYes[55]
Fumi KanekoFumiKaneko1991JapanYes
Nina KaptsovaNinaKaptsova1978RussiaYes
Kang Sue-jinSue-jinKang1967South KoreaNo[56]
Bernara KarievaBernaraKarieva1936UzbekistanNo[57]
Tamara KarsavinaTamaraKarsavina18851978RussiaNo
Allegra KentAllegraKent1937United StatesNo
Julie KentJulieKent1969United StatesNo[58]
Dominique KhalfouniDominiqueKhalfouni1951FranceNo
Ji-Young KimJi-YoungKim1978South KoreaYes
Gelsey KirklandGelseyKirkland1952United StatesNo
Daria KlimentováDariaKlimentová1971CzechoslovakiaNo[59]
Maria KochetkovaMariaKochetkova1984RussiaYes[60]
Elizaveta KokorevaElizavetaKokorevaRussiaYes
Carla KörbesCarlaKörbes1981BrazilNo[61]
Irina KolpakovaIrinaKolpakova1933RussiaNo
Ako KondoAkoKondo1991JapanYes[62]
Alyona KovalyovaAlyonaKovalyovaRussiaYes
Maria KowroskiMariaKowroski1976United StatesYes[63]
Rebecca KrohnRebeccaKrohnUnited StatesNo[64]
Ekaterina KrysanovaEkaterinaKrysanova1985RussiaYes
Kateryna KukharKaterynaKukhar1982UkraineYes
Misa KuranagaMisaKuranaga1982JapanYes[65]
Ninel KurgapkinaNinelKurgapkina19292009RussiaNo
Lucía LacarraLucíaLacarra1975SpainYes[66]
Madeleine LafonMadeleineLafon19241967FranceNo
Isabella LaFreniereIsabellaLaFreniereUnited StatesYes
Doris LaineDorisLaine19312018FinlandNo[67]
Sarah LambSarahLamb1980United StatesYes[68]
Margot LanderMargotLander19101961DenmarkNo
Maryon LaneMaryonLane19312008South AfricaNo
Sarah LaneSarahLane1984United StatesYes[69]
Moscelyne LarkinMoscelyneLarkin19252012United StatesNo
Tina LeBlancTinaLeBlanc1966United StatesNo[70]
Tanaquil LeClercqTanaquilLeClercq19292000FranceNo
Sara LelandSaraLeland19412020United StatesNo[71]
Olga LepeshinskayaOlgaLepeshinskaya19162008UkraineNo
Agnes LetestuAgnesLetestu1971FranceNo
Larissa LezhninaLarissaLezhnina1969RussiaYes
Emma LivryEmmaLivry18421863FranceNo
Maria Elena LlorenteMaria ElenaLlorenteCubaNo
Elena LobsanovaElenaLobsanovaRussia. CanadaYes[72]
Ulyana LopatkinaUlyanaLopatkina1973UkraineNo
Lourdes LopezLourdesLopez1958Cuba/United StatesNo
Lydia LopokovaLydiaLopokova18921981RussiaNo
Monique LoudièresMoniqueLoudières1956FranceNo
Lauren LovetteLaurenLovette1993United StatesYes[73]
Svetlana LunkinaSvetlanaLunkina1979RussiaYes[74]
Jean MackenzieJeanMackenzie1986CanadaNo
Lisa Macuja-ElizaldeLisaMacuja-Elizalde1964PhilippinesYes
Natalia MagnicaballiNataliaMagnicaballiArgentinaYes
Mayara MagriMayaraMagri1994BrazilYes
Natalia MakarovaNataliaMakarova1940RussiaNo
Maia MakhateliMaiaMakhateli1986GeorgiaYes[75]
Tatiana MamakiTatianaMamaki19212007GreeceNo
Andrée MarlièreAndréeMarlière19342008BelgiumNo
Roberta MarquezRobertaMarquez1977BrazilNo[76]
Nikola MárováNikolaMárová1980CzechoslovakiaYes
Monica MasonMonicaMason1941South AfricaNo
Sophie MartinSophieMartin1984FranceYes[77]
Kizzy MatiakisKizzyMatiakis1981United KingdomYes[78]
Elisabeth MaurinElisabeth Maurin1963FranceNo
Ekaterina MaximovaEkaterinaMaximova19392009RussiaNo
Kay MazzoKayMazzo1946United StatesNo[79]
Patricia McBridePatriciaMcBride1942United StatesNo
Sara MearnsSaraMearns1986United StatesYes[80]
Josefina MéndezJosefinaMéndez19412007CubaNo
Magali MessacMagaliMessac1952FranceNo
Varvara P. MeyVarvara P.Mey19121995RussiaNo
Galina MezentsevaGalinaMezentseva1952RussiaNo
Laura MoreraLauraMoreraSpainYes[81]
Claire MotteClaireMotte19371986FranceNo
Yvonne MounseyYvonneMounsey19192012South AfricaNo
Gillian MurphyGillianMurphy1979United StatesYes[82]
Mira NadonMiraNadon2001/2002United StatesYes
Yasmine NaghdiYasmineNaghdi1992United KingdomYes[83]
Nadia NerinaNadiaNerina19272008South AfricaNo
Kyra NicholsKyraNichols1958United StatesNo[84]
Bronislava NijinskaBronislavaNijinska18911972PolandNo
Anna NikulinaAnnaNikulina1985RussiaYes
Irma NioradzeIrmaNioradze1969GeorgiaYes
Nathalie NordquistNathalieNordquist1979SwedenYes
Nina NovakJaninaNowak19272022Poland/VenezuelaNo[85]
Marianela NúñezMarianelaNúñez1982ArgentinaYes[86]
Agnes OaksAgnesOaks1970EstoniaNo[87]
Maria OberlanderMariaOberlander19172018HungaryNo
Evgenia ObraztsovaEvgeniaObraztsova1984RussiaYes
Fernanda OliveiraFernandaOliveira1980BrazilYes[88]
Hannah O'NeillHannahO'Neill1993New ZealandYes
Alla OsipenkoAllaOsipenko1932RussiaNo
Natalia OsipovaNataliaOsipova1986RussiaYes[89]
Clairemarie OstaClairemarieOsta1970FranceNo[90]
Anna Rose O'SullivanAnna RoseO'Sullivan1994United KingdomYes
Myriam Ould-BrahamMyriamOuld-Braham1982FranceYes
Ethéry PagavaEthéryPagava1932FranceNo
Annette PageAnnettePage19322017United KingdomNo
Ludmila PaglieroLudmilaPagliero1983ArgentinaYes
Noelani PantasticoNoelaniPanstastico1980United StatesYes
Merle ParkMerlePark1937ZimbabweNo
Sae Eun ParkSae EunPark1989South KoreaYes[91]
Wona ParkWonaParkSouth KoreaYes
Georgina ParkinsonGeorginaParkinson19382009United KingdomNo[92]
Veronika PartVeronikaPart1978RussiaNo[93]
Annette av PaulAnnetteav Paul1944Sweden/CanadaNo[94]
Anna PavlovaAnnaPavlova18811931RussiaNo
Nadezhda PavlovaNadezhdaPavlova1956RussiaNo
Ana PavlovicAnaPavlovic1973SerbiaYes[95]
Tiler PeckTilerPeck1989United StatesYes[96]
Unity PhelanUnityPhelan1995United StatesYes
Marie-Claude PietragallaMarie-ClaudePietragalla1963FranceNo
Mirta PláMirtaPlá19402003CubaNo
Noëlla PontoisNoëllaPontois1943FranceNo
Ida PraetoriusIdaPraetorius1993DenmarkYes[97]
Élisabeth PlatelÉlisabethPlatel1959FranceNo
Olga PreobrajenskaOlgaPreobrajenska18711962RussiaNo
Ellen PriceEllenPrice18781968DenmarkNo
Laetitia PujolLaetitiaPujol1975FranceNo[98]
Roma Pryma-BohachevskyRomaPryma-Bohachevsky19272004UkraineNo
Marie RambertMarieRambert18881982PolandNo
Jacqueline RayetJacquelineRayet1933FranceNo
Teresa ReichlenTeresaReichlenUnited StatesYes[99]
Alice RenavandAliceRenavand1980FranceYes[100]
Xiomara ReyesXiomaraReyes1973CubaNo
Tatiana RiabouchinskaTatianaRiabouchinska19172000RussiaNo
Jenifer RingerJeniferRingerUnited StatesNo[101]
Sonia RodriguezSoniaRodriguez1972CanadaNo[102]
Tamara RojoTamaraRojo1974SpainYes[103]
Carolina RosatiCarolinaRosati18261905ItalyNo
Danielle RoweDanielleRowe1982AustraliaNo[104]
Ida RubinsteinIdaRubinstein18831960UkraineNo
Stephanie SalandStephanieSalandUnited StatesNo[105]
Iana SalenkoIanaSalenko1983UkraineYes[106]
Ekaterina SankovskayaEkaterinaSankovskaya18161878RussiaNo
Luciana SavignanoLucianaSavignano1943ItalyNo
Jeanne SchwarzJeanne Schwarz18871970FranceNo
Solange SchwarzSolangeSchwarz19102000FranceNo
Amber ScottAmberScottAustraliaYes[107]
Rina SchenfeldRinaSchenfeld1938IsraelNo[108]
Ludmila SemenyakaLudmilaSemenyaka1952RussiaNo
Polina SemionovaPolinaSemionova1984RussiaYes
Marina SemyonovaMarinaSemyonova19082010RussiaNo
Hee SeoHeeSeo1986South KoreaYes[109]
Eleonora SevenardEleonoraSevenard1998RussiaYes
Lynn SeymourLynnSeymour1939CanadaNo
Moira ShearerMoiraShearer19262006United KingdomNo
Christine ShevchenkoChristineShevchenko1988UkraineYes[110]
Ekaterina ShipulinaEkaterinaShipulina1979RussiaYes
Antoinette SibleyAntoinetteSibley1939United KingdomNo
Alla SizovaAllaSizova19392014RussiaNo
Mia SlavenskaMiaSlavenska19162002CroatiaNo
Jennie SomogyiJennieSomogyiUnited StatesNo[111]
Alina SomovaAlinaSomova1985RussiaYes
Olga SpessivtsevaOlgaSpessivtseva18951991RussiaNo
Abi StaffordAbiStaffordUnited StatesYes[112]
Jennifer StahlJenniferStahlUnited StatesYes
Anastasia StashkevichAnastasiaStashkevich1984RussiaYes
Tatiana StepanovaTatianaStepanova1962UkraineNo
Yulia StepanovaYuliaStepanovaRussiaYes
Rosario SuárezRosarioSuárez1953CubaNo
Madoka SugaiMadokaSugai1994JapanYes
Laurretta SummerscalesLaurrettaSummerscalesUnited KingdomYes[113]
Mariia Surovshchikova-PetipaMariiaSurovshchikova-Petipa18361882RussiaNo
Sofiane SylveSofianeSylve1976FranceYes[114]
Marie TaglioniMarieTaglioni18041884SwedenNo
Akane TakadaAkaneTakada1990JapanYes[115]
Erina TakahashiErinaTakahashiJapanYes[116]
Maria TallchiefMariaTallchief19252013United StatesNo
Marjorie TallchiefMarjorieTallchief19262021United StatesNo
Yuan Yuan TanYuan YuanTan1976ChinaYes
Janie TaylorJanieTaylorUnited StatesYes[117]
Ludmilla TchérinaLudmillaTchérina19242004FranceNo
Veronica TennantVeronicaTennant1946United KingdomNo
Devon TeuscherDevonTeuscher1989United StatesYes[118]
Ghislaine ThesmarGhislaineThesmar1943ChinaNo
Nanon ThibonNanonThibon1943FranceNo
Tamara ToumanovaTamaraToumanova19191996RussiaNo
Vera TrefilovaVeraTrefilova18751943RussiaNo
Cassandra TrenaryCassandraTrenaryUnited StatesYes[119]
Anna TsygankovaAnnaTsygankova1979RussiaYes[120]
Viengsay ValdésViengsayValdés1976CubaYes
Ambra ValloAmbraValloItalyYes
Sarah Van PattenSarahVan Patten1984United StatesYes[121]
Christiane VaussardChristianeVaussard19232011FranceNo
Ekaterina VazemEkaterinaVazem18481937RussiaNo
Noralma Vera ArrataNoralmaVera Arrata1936EcuadorNo
Violette VerdyVioletteVerdy19332016FranceNo
Diana VishnevaDianaVishneva1976RussiaNo
Christine VlassiChristineVlassiFranceNo
Jocelyn VollmarJocelynVollmar19252018United StatesNo
Anastasia VolochkovaAnastasiaVolochkova1976RussiaYes
Nina VyroubovaNinaVyroubova19212007RussiaNo
Katita WaldoKatitaWaldo1968SpainNo[122]
Miranda WeeseMirandaWeeseUnited StatesNo[123]
Doreen WellsDoreenWells1937United KingdomNo
Wendy WhelanWendyWhelan1967United StatesNo[124]
Indiana WoodwardIndianaWoodward1993 or 1994FranceYes
Belinda WrightBelindaWright19292007United KingdomNo
Zhu YanZhuYanChinaYes[125]
Zenaida YanowskyZenaidaYanowsky1975SpainNo[126]
Miyako YoshidaMiyakoYoshida1965JapanNo[127]
Vanessa ZahorianVanessaZahorianUnited StatesNo[128]
Svetlana ZakharovaSvetlanaZakharova1979UkraineYes[129]
Carlotta ZambelliCarlottaZambelli18751968ItalyNo
Wanting ZhaoWantingZhaoChinaYes

See also

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