Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

17/01/1926

Day of Death

31/01/2006
(80) years old

Place of Birth

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography

Cast

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