What is Yvette Chauviré?
[[File:Yvette Chauviré.jpg|200px|thumbnail|Yvette Chauviré (1957)]] '''Yvette Chauviré''' (22 April 1917 &ndash; 19 October 2016) was a [[French people|French]] [[prima ballerina]] and actress. She was born in [[Paris]]. Her dancing career was from 1937 to 1972.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/165013/Yvette-Chauvire-Une-etoile-pour-l-exemple/overview NYTimes] retrieved 8th June 2010</ref> She was the [[étoile]] of the [[Paris Opera Ballet]], and later its director. She was the holder of the [[Légion d'Honneur]]. She died at her home in Paris on 19 October 2016, aged 99. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauvire, Yvette}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Paris]] [[Category:French ballet dancers]] {{bio-stub}}