Martha Graham

Known for: Acting
Born: May 11, 1894
Died: April 1, 1991
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique that reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors including the Key to the City of Paris and Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown.

Filmography

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Martha Graham Dance Company
Martha Graham Dance Company 2017
Choreographer
Martha Graham: Dance on Film 2007
Actor, Screenplay
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed 1994
as Self
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev 1980
Choreographer
Martha Graham Technique Demonstration 1975
as Narrator, Choreographer, Director
Anaïs Nin Observed 1974
as Self
El Penitente 1964
Choreographer
Primitive Mysteries 1964
Choreographer
Night Journey 1960
as Queen Jocasta, Choreographer
Appalachian Spring 1959
as The Wife, Writer, Choreographer
A Dancer's World 1957
as Self, Writer, Choreographer
Appalachian Spring 1944
as The Bride, Choreographer, Costume Design
Lamentation 1943
as Herself
Frontier 1936
Actor
Heretic 1931
Actor
The Flute of Krishna 1926
Choreographer

Credits from TMDB.