Moira Shearer
Birthday
1926/01/17
Day of death
2006/01/31 (80 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Also know as
Moira Shearer King
Biography
Moira Shearer, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006), was an internationally famous Scottish ballet dancer and actress. She is best known for her debut acting role in the 1948 film The Red Shoes, which first garnered her international attention.
Acting
(1960) Peeping Tom
as Vivian
(1951) The Tales of Hoffmann
as Stella / Olympia
(1948) The Red Shoes
as Victoria Page
(1953) The Story of Three Loves
as Paula Woodward
(1955) The Man Who Loved Redheads
as Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette
(1961) Black Tights
as Roxane
(1987) A Simple Man
as Mother
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
(1956) Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Presenter
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self