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Gillian Murphy Biography
Dancer most known for her memorable performances with the American Ballet Theatre.
After her family moved to South Carolina when she was young, she began taking ballet classes; after a particularly engaging performance dancing the Black Swan Pas de Deux, her family realized she had serious talent.
In 2009, she won the Princess Grace Statue Award.
Longtime partner Ethan Stiefel proposed to her in 2011 and they married in 2015.
She and actress Natalie Portman have both performed the Black Swan Pas de Deux dance.
Following her graduation from high school, Murphy joined American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet in August 1996 at the age of 17. She was promoted to soloist in 1998. In 2001, her debut as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake garnered rave reviews from The New York Times. The following year she was promoted to principal dancer. That same year she was named one of Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch by Gus Solomon Jr.
In 2000, she had a small part in the film Center Stage, which featured her ABT colleagues Ethan Stiefel, Julie Kent, and Sascha Radetsky in starring roles. She also appeared in the film’s sequel, Center Stage: Turn It Up. In 2005 she performed the dual role, Odette and Odile, in Kevin McKenzie’s version of Swan Lake with ABT. This performance was filmed and broadcast as a part of Great Performances: Dance in America on PBS. In 2010 she appeared as herself in season 4, episode 8 of Gossip Girl with Ethan Stiefel. She also appears as the eponymous character in Royal New Zealand Ballet’s documentary and filmed production of Giselle. Behind the scenes, she served as a ballet consultant on the movie Black Swan.
On September 19, 2015, Murphy married her longtime partner Ethan Stiefel, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet. Stiefel proposed to her following her performance in the opening night gala of American Ballet Theatre’s 2011 season. On December 14, 2018, Murphy announced that she was pregnant with their first child and would take maternity leave for the 2018-2019 season. In June 2019, Murphy announced the birth of her son.
Murphy celebrated her 20th anniversary with ABT on 28 May 2016, with a performance of La Fille mal gardée.
Murphy graduated from St. Mary’s College in 2018. As of 2018, she is enrolled in the Crossover to Business program for professional artists and athletes at Harvard Business School.
Raised in Florence, South Carolina, Murphy was a member of Columbia City Ballet before attending high school at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. There, under the tutelage of Melissa Hayden, she danced principal roles in several of the school’s productions, including The Nutcracker and George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Western Symphony, Tarantella and Theme and Variations.
What's Gillian Murphy Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Gillian Murphy Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
