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Margot Fonteyn. Actress: Romeo and Juliet. Peggy Hookham was always destined to be a dancer. Her Brazilian/Irish mother groomed her for stardom from almost as soon as she could walk. When she was aged 8 her father's work took the family to Shanghai.
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Margot Fonteyn. Actress: Romeo and Juliet. Peggy Hookham was...
- Margot (TV Movie 2009)
Margot: Directed by Otto Bathurst. With Anne-Marie Duff,...
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Margot Fonteyn. Actress: Romeo and Juliet. Peggy Hookham was always destined to be a dancer. Her Brazilian/Irish mother groomed her for stardom from almost as soon as she could walk. When she was aged 8 her father's work took the family to Shanghai.
- May 18, 1919
- February 21, 1991
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.
Nov 30, 2009 · Margot: Directed by Otto Bathurst. With Anne-Marie Duff, Penelope Wilton, Con O'Neill, Lindsay Duncan. At the age of forty, Dame Margot Fonteyn (Anne-Marie Duff) is considered to be past her best as a prima ballerina and Dame Ninette de Valois is reducing her roles at the Royal Ballet.
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- Otto Bathurst
- 2009-11-30
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.
May 2, 2022 · She first performed as a dancer in 1933, though was credited as an actress, and appeared as a Nutcracker snowflake in 1934. Becoming Margot Fonteyn. Making the jump from Peggy, a nickname of Margaret, to Margot, another nickname for Margaret, isn’t huge. However, Hookham to Fonteyn is quite a leap without some background.
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Mar 16, 2019 · Margot Fonteyn is regarded as one of the greatest classical ballerinas of all time, known for her technique, sensitivity to music, grace, and passion.
