Claude Bessy
Acting
October 21, 1932 (93 years old)
Paris, France
13
Acting Credits
Biography
Claude Bessy (born in Paris, 20 October 1932) is a French ballerina, ballet master of the Paris Opera Ballet (1970–1971) and director of the Paris Opera Ballet School (1972–2004). Bessy trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School from the age of ten, the youngest student ever admitted, and joined the Paris Opera Ballet at age 13, the youngest danseuse ever admitted. In 1956, she was promoted to étoile, the Ballet's highest rank. Bessy was closely associated with Serge Lifar and created leading rol...
Known For
Filmography
Serge Peretti, le dernier Italien
1997
as Self
Fan School
1977
as Self
7.2
Maître Bolbec et son mari
1973
as Cécile Pointet
4
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self - Dancer
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
6
Discorama
1959
as Self
8
Vive les vacances
1958
as Ingrid
7
A Night in the Balearics
1957
as Alma Vargas
6.5
Ballet terrain vague
1957
Invitation to the Dance
1956
as The Model
6
Le fou de la danse
1951
5
Dream Ballerina
1950
6