Marie Taglioni

Marie Taglioni
Comtesse de Voisins
Taglioni in an 1839 lithograph
Born	(1804-04-23)23 April 1804 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	22 April 1884(1884-04-22) (aged 79) Marseille, France
Spouse(s)	Comte Auguste Gilbert de Voisins
Issue	Georges Philippe Marie Gilbert de Voisins Eugenie Marie Edwige Gilbert de Voisins
Father	Filippo Taglioni
Mother	Sophie Karsten
Occupation	danseuse
Years active	1824–1847
Known for	La Sylphide, other romantic ballets
Relatives	Paul Taglioni (brother)

Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance. She spent most of her life in the Austrian Empire and France. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at Her Majesty's Theatre in London and at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique of the Paris Opera Ballet. She is credited with (though not confirmed as) being the first ballerina to truly dance en pointe.