Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank. Together with Georgian-American choreographer George Balanchine, she is widely considered to have revolutionized American ballet.
- Occupation
- ballet dancer, theatre manager, dancer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 24, 1925
- Died
- April 11, 2013
