Ninette de Valois

Ninette de Valois was born on Jun 06, 1898 in Ireland. Ninette de Valois's big-screen debut came with in .

It has been rightly suggested that Dame Ninette de Valois is one of the most important women of the century. It was due to her drive and ambition that the modern English ballet was created. In that respect she changed history single handed. Born in Ireland, young Ninette (her stage name was her mother's suggestion) came to England aged 7 to study dance.