Mikhail Baryshnikov
Acting
1948-01-27 · Riga, Latvia
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. 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 probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for his work as "Yuri Kopeikine" in the film The Turning Point.
Filmography
The White Helicopter
2024 · Movie
猟銃
2023 · Movie
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022 · Movie
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021 · Movie
Studio 54
2018 · Movie
Doll & Em
2014 · Series
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Movie
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Movie
Top Model po-russki
2011 · Series
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Movie
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
2007 · Movie
Rehearsing a Dream
2006 · Movie
Iconoclasts
2005 · Series
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Movie
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001 · Movie
Oh, Misha
1999 · Movie
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
NeXt
1994 · Series
Babilée '91
1992 · Movie
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991 · Movie
Company Business
1991 · Movie
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989 · Movie
Dancers
1987 · Movie
American Masters
1986 · Series
White Nights
1985 · Movie
That's Dancing!
1985 · Movie
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984 · Movie
Les Sylphides
1984 · Movie
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984 · Movie
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982 · Movie
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · Movie
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980 · Movie
Carmen
1980 · Movie
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979 · Movie
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979 · Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
The Nutcracker
1977 · Movie
The Turning Point
1977 · Movie
Giselle
1977 · Movie
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976 · Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Series
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
Fiesta
1971 · Movie
Great Performances
1971 · Series
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
1969 · Movie
World's Young Ballet
1969 · Movie
City and Song
1968 · Movie
Today
1952 · Series
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
Movie
American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met
Movie
George Balanchine's Theme & Variations
Movie
Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine
Movie