Ileana Leonidoff nickname(s):
Ileana Leonidoff
Ileana Leonidoff date of birth:
March 3, 1893
How old was Ileana Leonidoff when died?
74
Where was Ileana Leonidoff born?
Sevastopol, Russia
When did Ileana Leonidoff die?
January 1, 1968
Where did Ileana Leonidoff die?
Lima, Peru
Ileana Leonidoff body shape:
Slim
What color are Ileana Leonidoff's eyes?
Blue
What color is Ileana Leonidoff's hair?
Blonde
Is Ileana Leonidoff gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ileana Leonidoff's ethnicity?
White
What is Ileana Leonidoff nationality?
Russian
What is Ileana Leonidoff's occupation?
Singer, Dancer, Silent Film Star
Short Biography
Ileana Leonidoff (1893-after 1966) is a pseudonym for Elena Sergeevna Pisarevskaya (Russian: Елена Сергеевна Писаревская) Russian-born emigrée who first made a career in Italy in silent films and then as a noted dancer and choreographer. She was the founder and lead dancer of the Dance School of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. During World War II, she fled to South America first teaching in Argentina and then in Ecuador in 1950. She was the first director of the Ballet Oficial de Bolivia, then served as the director of the Guayaquil Ballet in Ecuador, and became the founder of the Ballet School of Trujillo, Peru. She was honored as a knight of the Order of the Condor of the Andes in 1953.