Sonya Hana, Lady Wright (9 January 1927 – 24 July 2007) was a British ballerina and actress. She trained in dance with Lydia Kyasht and Audrey DeVos. For a short time she was a member of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet but soon the appeal on musicals led her into productions such as ''

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''. Hana was married to director and choreographer

Sir Peter Wright Sir Peter Wright CBE (born 25 November 1926) is a British ballet teacher, choreographer, director and former professional dancer. He worked as a choreographer and as the artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, a classical ballet company b ...

from 1954 until her death on 24 July 2007, aged 80. The couple had two children.

Filmography

* ''A Bullet in the Ballet'' (1947) * '' The Planter's Wife'', as Ah Moy (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Death in the Dressing Room'' (1954) * '' The Cruel Test'', as Lanna (1955) * ''Madam Butterfly'' as Butterfly (1957)

References

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