Tamara Geva

Tamara Geva
Geva in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Born	Tamara Zheverzheeva (1906-03-17)17 March 1906 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	9 December 1997(1997-12-09) (aged 91) New York City, U.S.
Citizenship	Russian American
Occupations	Actress ballet dancer choreographer
Years active	1924–1983
Spouses	George Balanchine ​ ​ (m. 1921; div. 1926)​ Kapa Davidoff ​ (divorced)​ John Emery ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1963)​

Tamara Geva (Russian: Тамара Жева, born Tamara Levkievna Zheverzheeva, Russian: Тамара Левкиевна Жевержеева; 17 March 1906 – 9 December 1997) was a Soviet and later an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer. She was the daughter of art patron and collector Levkiy Gevergeyev ^[ru] and she was the first wife of the well-known ballet dancer and choreographer George Balanchine.

Throughout her life she danced with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, danced with husband George Balanchine, and performed in and choreographed many notable Broadway shows as well as Hollywood movies.