Acting

Moira Shearer

Jan 17, 1926 – Jan 31, 200611 titles 9 movies · 2 TV

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.

Also known as

Moira Shearer King

Born

Jan 17, 1926 – Jan 31, 2006

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

1948 2 title(s)

1951 1 title(s)

The Tales of Hoffmann
movie · as Stella / Olympia · ★ 7.1

1953 1 title(s)

The Story of Three Loves
movie · as Paula Woodward · ★ 6.0

1955 1 title(s)

The Man Who Loved Redheads
movie · as Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette · ★ 5.1

1956 1 title(s)

Eurovision Song Contest
tv · as Self - Presenter · ★ 7.2

1960 1 title(s)

Peeping Tom
movie · as Vivian · ★ 7.5

1961 1 title(s)

Black Tights
movie · as Roxane · ★ 6.6

1985 1 title(s)

That's Dancing!
movie · as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage) · ★ 6.9

1987 1 title(s)

A Simple Man
movie · as Mother

2010 1 title(s)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
movie · as Self – Interviewee · ★ 6.7