Person
Moira Shearer
Acting · 1926–2006 · 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.
Known for
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Presenter
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Peeping Tom
Vivian
The Red Shoes
Victoria Page
The Story of Three Loves
Paula Woodward
That's Dancing!
From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
The Tales of Hoffmann
Stella / Olympia
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self – Interviewee
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette
Black Tights
Roxane
Filmography
- 2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf – Interviewee
- 1987A Simple ManMother
- 1985That's Dancing!From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
- 1961Black TightsRoxane
- 1960Peeping TomVivian
- 1956Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Presenter
- 1955The Man Who Loved RedheadsSylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette
- 1953The Story of Three LovesPaula Woodward
- 1951The Tales of HoffmannStella / Olympia
- 1948The Red ShoesVictoria Page
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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