Moira Shearer

from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Artwork for The Red ShoesImage of Moira Shearer

Biography

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

Timeline

2010Aged 84

  • Poster for Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Self – Interviewee

1987Aged 61

  • Poster for A Simple Man

    Mother

1985Aged 59

  • Poster for That's Dancing!

    From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

1961Aged 35

  • Poster for Black Tights

    Roxane

1960Aged 34

  • Poster for Peeping Tom

    Vivian

1955Aged 29

  • Poster for The Man Who Loved Redheads

    Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette

1953Aged 27

  • Poster for The Story of Three Loves

    Paula Woodward

1951Aged 25

  • Poster for The Tales of Hoffmann

    Stella / Olympia

1948Aged 22

  • Poster for The Red Shoes

    Victoria Page

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