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Moira Shearer (1926–2006)

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Moira was born the daughter of Harold V. King in Dunfermline, Scotland. She was educated at Dunfermline High School, Ndola in Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and Bearsden Academy, Scotland. She received her professional training at the Mayfair School and The Nicholas Legat Studio. She made her debut in the International Ballet with 1941 and then danced at Sadler's Wells in 1942... See full bio »

Born:

Moira Shearer King
in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 80) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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1987 A Simple Man (TV movie)
Mother
 
1961 Black Tights
Roxane
 
1960 Peeping Tom
Vivian
 
1955 The Man Who Loved Redheads
Sylvia/Daphne/Olga/Colette
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
Paula Woodward (segment "The Jealous Lover")
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann
Stella/Olympia
 
1948 The Red Shoes
Victoria Page
 
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1985 That's Dancing! (documentary) (performer: "The Ballet of the Red Shoes")
 
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2006 Film '72 (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 6 February 2006 (2006) (dedicatee)
 
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2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
1972 The Eurovision Song Contest (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.33 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #4.22 (1970) … Herself
 
1959 The Election Results (TV movie)
Herself
 
1957 Contact (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.18 (1951) … Herself
 
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2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial sequence
 
1990 The Tales of Helpmann (documentary)
Herself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself (clip from "The Red Shoes")
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1987) Biography: "Balletmaster: A Dancer's View of George Balanchine". See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lady Kennedy

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Isn't it strange that something you've never really wanted to do turns out to be the very thing that's given you a name and identity?... The Red Shoes ruined my career in the ballet. They (her peers) never trusted me again. See more »

Trivia:

When her first daughter was born, the "Sydney Morning Herald" prefaced the article with the heading "Pink Booties for Red Shoes". See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn