Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Birthday: 1926-01-17

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.

Movies

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of wome...

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The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann

A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing dol...

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The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet co...

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The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves....

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The Man Who Loved Redheads
The Man Who Loved Redheads

Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) who...

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Black Tights
Black Tights

Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreo...

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A Simple Man
A Simple Man

L. S. Lowry, one of the most celebrated English painters from the mid 20th century, liked to call hi...

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That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Acad...

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