Irina Bugrimova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Irina Bugrimova

Russian circus performer

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1910

Place of Birth: Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 20-Feb-2001

Profession: circus performer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Irina Bugrimova (1910–2001) was the first female lion tamer in the Soviet Union.
Called a "circus legend" by sources such as the BBC, Bugrimova was the first woman in Russia and the then-Soviet Union to work with lions, tigers, and ligers in a variety of performing acts, and trained more than 70 big cats during her career.