Miranda Snow

**Miranda Susanna Snow** is an American actress, model, choreographer and retired ballerina.

## Early Life

Miranda Susanna Snow was born on June 9, 1993 in Portland, Oregon. She is the second child of interior designer Melody Snow (née Brown) and event coordinator Bill Snow. Miranda started taking ballet classes when she was 4 and in 2006 she successfully auditioned to attend the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre.

## Career

In 2011 Miranda was an apprentice at the New York City Ballet alongside future best friend Margaret Marks. Miranda became a member of the Corps de Ballet the following year, she danced with the company for 9 years before eventually retiring to become an actress in 2020. During her time with the NYCB, Miranda and Margaret both danced in several independent productions by Elija Le, including Miranda and Margaret appearing as Tinker Bell and Peter Pan respectively in Le’s 2013 ballet adaptation of Peter Pan.

In 2017, Miranda and Margaret Marks starred in The Journey, an independent post apocalyptic adventure film. The film was financed and produced by Elija Le and starred best friends Miranda Snow and Margaret Marks as couple Alison and Maya. The film had a very modest theatrical release but quickly became a cult classic and earned over $1.8 million worldwide.

Miranda retired in 2020, she eventually explained in an interview that she retired after being passed over several times for soloist and after she reached the point that even getting out of bed hurt. Miranda has since starred in several movies and television series after the lockdowns.

### Snow Leopard Productions

In 2013 Miranda and Elija founded Snow Leopard Productions, an independent film, theater and dance production company. The name Snow Leopard is an amalgamation of both their surnames.

## Personal Life

Miranda has been the business and romantic partner of choreographer and producer Elija Le since 2012. Despite being a somewhat controversial couple, Miranda is 28 years Le’s junior, Miranda considers Le the love of her life and the kindest person she’s ever met, while Le considers Miranda his muse and inspiration.

Miranda is best friends with former NYCB colleague Margaret Marks, in 2012 after it came to light that Margaret was being sexually abused, Miranda invited her to come and live with her and three other female dancers in a shared apartment, Margaret was Miranda’s roommate from 2012 to 2014. They kept in touch after their lives took them in different directions, Margaret has attended several of Miranda’s movie premieres.

## Trivia

* Miranda never learned to drive until she was almost 30
* Miranda has appeared in ballet performances, theater productions and both mainstream and independent films
* During their time dancing together, Miranda and Margaret Marks were credited as Mira and Elle respectively
* Due to her personally imposed strict schedule growing up, Miranda didn’t date until she was almost 18
* Miranda collects designer handbags and shoes but rarely wears them, preferring to dress for comfort rather than beauty
* After learning Margaret Marks had never owned an item of designer clothing, Miranda and Elija bought her an $1,100 pair of Gucci heels and a $2000 Yves Saint Laurent handbag as a graduation present. Margaret still owns both and treasures them
* Despite the perceived patriarchal nature of their relationship due to their age difference and how they originally met, both Miranda and Elija have admitted that Elija has a far more feminine personality than masculine. As such they consider it an almost completely feminine relationship

## Quotes

* On retirement: "I knew it was time to retire when even getting out of bed hurt. My friends joked I was like a little old lady with my ‘oh, my back’ routine"
* "Dance was my life’s passion, unfortunately it didn’t feel the same way about me."
* "My parents never really agreed with my decision to dedicate my life to ballet instead of going to college, never liked my relationship with Elija, but they loved and supported me every step of the way."
* "Elija is the sweetest, most gentle person I’ve ever met. Yes he’s been with a few dancers but he views intimacy in a unique way, a completely loving and innocent way."
* "Elija would have strangled that rapist bitch if he could have!"
* Commenting on homophobic remarks made about Elija Le’s adaptation of Peter Pan: "It was hilarious how much thinly veiled controversy there was after Margaret and I were cast as the principal roles in Peter Pan. People saw a pair of characters typically portrayed as male and female and were offended when it was me and Margaret acting out their story. Seriously grow up people! There’s literally hundreds of classical ballet performances you can watch if two women kissing somehow offends your outdated sensibilities."
* When asked perfect (dancing) bodies: "Margaret has an incredible body, it’s hard not to feel something special when seeing her dance."
* In response to being asked how familiar she is with Margaret’s body: "I’m intimately familiar with every inch of it."