Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina (died 2021)

Marjorie Tallchief

American ballerina (1926–2021)

Marjorie Tallchief was an American ballerina and member of the Osage Nation. She was the younger sister of prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and was the first Native American to be named "première danseuse étoile" in the Paris Opera Ballet.