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Gillian Murphy is an American ballet dancer who is currently the principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. She was born on April 11, 1979 in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Murphy began her ballet training at the age of seven at the Royal Ballet School in London. She joined American Ballet Theatre in 1997 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2003. She has performed in a variety of ballets, including Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, and Romeo and Juliet. Murphy has won numerous awards, including the Prix Benois de la Danse in 2004 and the Dance Magazine Award in 2006. She has also been featured in several documentaries, including Ballet 422 and Ballet Now. Murphy is married to fellow ABT dancer Ethan Stiefel. They have two children together. As of 2021, Gillian Murphy's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Occupation Ballet dancer
Age 45 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 11 April, 1979
Birthday 11 April
Birthplace Wimbledon, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Her husband is Ethan Stiefel (m. 2015)

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Gillian Murphy Net Worth

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2019

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.

2018

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.

2016

Murphy celebrated her 20th anniversary with ABT on 28 May 2016, with a performance of La Fille mal gardée.

2015

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.

2000

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.

1996

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.