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Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Born: 1926-01-17 • Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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