Violetta Elvin

1923-11-03 – 2021-05-27 (age 97) Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

Violetta Elvin (née Prokhorova; 1923–2021) was a Russian prima ballerina and actress best known for her work in the United Kingdom.

The Queen of Spades

1949

as Gypsy Dancer

Twice Upon a Time

1953

as Florence la Riche

Melba

1953

as Prima Ballerina

Les Sylphides

1953

Les Sylphides

2011

as Self (archive footage)