Sono Osato

Sono Osato (August 29, 1919 – December 26, 2018) was an American dancer and actress.

Osato began her career at the age of fourteen with the Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo; she later went on to dance with American Ballet Theatre (then Ballet Theatre). While at ABT, she danced roles in such ballets as Kenneth MacMillan's Sleeping Beauty, Antony Tudor's Pillar of Fire, and Bronislava Nijinska's The Beloved.

Osato was found dead on December 26, 2019 in Manhattan, aged 99.

Other websites

 * Australia Dancing – Lutte eternelle
 * Australia Dancing – brief entry
 * Photograph of Osato in costume
 * Career Transition For Dancers
 * Career Transition For Dancers