Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Known for

Acting

Born

January 17, 1926

Birthplace

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Died

January 31, 2006 (aged 80)

Biography

Moira Shearer, Lady Kennedy (January 17, 1926 – January 31, 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.

Best known work

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
1960
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves
1953
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985
Black Tights
Black Tights
1961
The Man Who Loved Redheads
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955

Filmography

  1. 2010

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    as Self – Interviewee

  2. 1987

    A Simple Man

    as Mother

  3. 1985

    That's Dancing!

    as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

  4. 1961

    Black Tights

    as Roxane

  5. 1960

    Peeping Tom

    as Vivian

  6. 1956

    Eurovision Song ContestTV

    as Self - Presenter (1 episode)

  7. 1955

    The Man Who Loved Redheads

    as Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette

  8. 1953

    The Story of Three Loves

    as Paula Woodward

  9. 1951

    The Tales of Hoffmann

    as Stella / Olympia

  10. 1948

    The Red Shoes

    as Victoria Page

  11. 1948

    The Ed Sullivan ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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