There was no ballerina quite like Anna Pavlova, and there hasn’t been one since. Here are some facts you might not know about one of the first celebrity prima ballerinas. Anna Pavlova Facts1. The Stork Brings a SwanAnna Matveyevna Pavlova was born February 12, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her mother Lyubov was a laundress for a wealthy banker named Lazar Polyakov. Anna’s supposed father was Matvey Pavlov—but there are dark whispers about her true parentage. Some said Anna was actually the banker Polyakov’s daughter. 2. The Smallest StarGrowing up in St. Petersburg, Pavlova overcame her wor…