- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Riga, Latvia
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director. Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become pr…
Filmography
movieThe White Helicopter
2024 · Pope Benedict XVI
movie猟銃
2023
movieThe Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022 · Self - Cameo
movieOleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021 · Self
movieStudio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
tvDoll & Em
2014 · Mikhail
movieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
movieA Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
tvTop Model po-russki
2011 · Special guest
movieAnnie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
movieTchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
2007 · Presenter
Rehearsing a Dream
movieRehearsing a Dream
2006 · Self
tvIconoclasts
2005 · Self
movieHappy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Narrator (voice)
movieMerce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001 · Self
Oh, Misha
movieOh, Misha
1999
tvSex and the City
1998 · Aleksandr Petrovsky
NeXt
tvNeXt
1994 · Self
movieBabilée '91
1992 · Self - Dancer
movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991 · Cesar, Story
movieCompany Business
1991 · Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
movieBaryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989 · Self
movieDancers
1987 · Tony
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieWhite Nights
1985 · Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, Choreographer
movieThat's Dancing!
1985 · Self - Host
movieDon Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984 · Basilio
movieLes Sylphides
1984
movieAmerican Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
movieBaryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
1983 · Self (archive footage)
movieBaryshnikov in Hollywood
1982 · Self - Performer
movieWalt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · Self
movieBaryshnikov on Broadway
1980 · Self
movieCarmen
1980 · Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China
movieBob Hope on the Road to China
1979 · Self
movieBaryshnikov at the White House
1979
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
movieThe Nutcracker
1977 · Toy Nutcracker / Prince, Choreographer
movieThe Turning Point
1977 · Yuri
movieGiselle
1977 · Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
movieBaryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976 · Self
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieFiesta
1971 · Pedro Romero
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
World's Young Ballet
movieWorld's Young Ballet
1969
movieThe Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
1969 · Nikishka
movieCity and Song
1968
tvToday
1952 · Self
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
movieBaryshnikov’s Nutcracker
— · Nutcracker
movieGeorge Balanchine's Theme & Variations
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