Moira Shearer

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1926

Day of Death

2006-01-31

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Moira Shearer King

Moira Shearer

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.

Known For

Peeping Tom

The Red Shoes

The Tales of Hoffmann

That's Dancing!

The Story of Three Loves

The Man Who Loved Redheads

Black Tights

A Simple Man

Filmography

2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
1987
A Simple Man
as Mother
1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
1961
Black Tights
as Roxane
1960
Peeping Tom
as Vivian
1955
The Man Who Loved Redheads
as Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette
1953
The Story of Three Loves
as Paula Woodward
1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
as Stella / Olympia
1948
The Red Shoes
as Victoria Page