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  1. Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE ( née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.

  2. May 14, 2024 · Dame Margot Fonteyn (born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, England—died February 21, 1991, Panama City, Panama) was an outstanding ballerina of the English stage whose musicality, technical perfection, and precisely conceived and executed characterizations made her an international star.

  3. Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Assoluta Margot Fonteyn (1919–91) was an iconic figure in British ballet. With Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton she was instrumental in shaping the Company, and was particularly renowned for her performances in the classics and as a muse for Frederick Ashton.

  4. Feb 22, 1991 · Dame Margot Fonteyn, whose blend of refinement and passion redefined 20th-century ballet style and made her an international idol as the prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet in Britain, died...

  5. Dame Margot Fonteyn, DBE (18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth.

  6. Margot Fonteyn de Arias, born Margaret Hookham on May 18, 1919, in Reigate, Surrey, England, was an extraordinary and beloved classical ballerina, whose career extended from 1934 to 1979. As a dancer for England’s Royal Ballet, she help put British ballet on the international map.

  7. Feb 22, 1991 · Dame Margot Fonteyn, the seemingly ageless prima ballerina assoluta, died Thursday in a Panama City hospital of the cancer she had struggled against for several years.

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