entirely absorbed in dance and totally unreceptive to backstage intrigue. Her inner strength, her human qualities – these explain why she has remained pure, untouched by the day-to-day hassle of theatre life." Honours and awards Soviet Union Twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1974, 1980) Four awards of the Order of Lenin (1953, 1979, 1974, 1980) Four awards of the Order of Red Banner of Labor (1939, 1951, 1959, 1967) Order of the Badge of Honor (1940) Order of the Friendship of Peoples (1986) Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1939) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1940) People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1943) People's Artist of the USSR (1951) Stalin Prize, First Class (1941) – for outstanding achievements in the field of ballet Stalin Prize, First Class (1946) – for the performance of the title role in Cinderella by Prokofiev Stalin Prize, First Class (1947) – for the performance of the title role in Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev Stalin Prize, Second Class (1950) – for her interpretation of the Tao-Hoa in ballet The Red Poppy by Gliere Lenin Prize (1957) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945" Award and the Gold Medal Exhibition Center (1971) Russia Award of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of art and literature (1997) Foreign Order of Cyril and Methodius, I degree (Bulgaria) (1968) Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) (1992) Parasat Order (1995, Kazakhstan) Medal "For Finland", Order of the Lion of Finland (1958) In popular culture Ulanova is portrayed by Aliya Tanikpaeva (billed as "Aliya Tanykpayeva") in a non-speaking role in episode 1 of season 2 of the Netflix series The Crown. She was earlier played by Cyd Charisse in the Hollywood film Mission to Moscow (1943). See also List of dancers List of Russian ballet dancers References Further reading External links New York Times obituary Sunday New York Times by Anna Kisselgoff, 29 March 1998 The Ballerina Gallery The Gallery of Masters of Musical Theatre 1998 deaths Prima ballerina assolutas Russian ballerinas Soviet ballerinas Bolshoi Ballet principal dancers People's Artists of the USSR Mariinsky Ballet dancers Heroes of Socialist Labour Ballet mistresses Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Prix Benois de la Danse jurors Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery 1910 births Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of Friendship of