Moira Shearer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1926-01-17
Day of Death
2006-01-31 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
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
Acting
(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