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Moira Shearer is a Actor British born on 17 january 1926 at Dunfermline (United-kingdom)

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer
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Birth name Moira Shearer King
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 january 1926 at Dunfermline (United-kingdom)
Death 31 january 2006 (at 80 years) at Oxford (United-kingdom)

Moira Shearer, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006), was an internationally renowned British ballet dancer and actress.

Biography

In 1950, Moira Shearer married journalist and broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy. They were married in the Chapel Royal in London's Hampton Court Palace and in their vows did not include the word "obey". She and Kennedy had a son, Alastair, and three daughters, Ailsa, Rachel, and Fiona. Shearer died at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England at the age of 80.

Best films

The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
(1948)
(Actress)

Usually with

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
(4 films)
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
(2 films)
Hein Heckroth
Hein Heckroth
(2 films)
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
(3 films)
Christopher Challis
Christopher Challis
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Moira Shearer (8 films)

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Actress

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
, 1h26
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas
Roles Self – Interviewee
Rating75% 3.782523.782523.782523.782523.78252
En 2001, Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) est devenu le premier directeur de la photographie de l'histoire des Oscars à recevoir un Oscar d'honneur. Mais la première fois qu'il a serré la célèbre statuette dans sa main, c'était un demi-siècle plus tôt, lorsque son travail de caméra en Technicolor avait été récompensé pour le Narcisse noir de Powell et Pressburger. Au-delà de The African Queen de John Huston et de War and Peace de King Vidor, les films du duo créatif britannico-hongrois (The Red Shoes et A Matter of Life and Death également) garantissent l'immortalité au célèbre caméraman dont la carrière s'étend sur soixante-dix ans.
Black Tights
Black Tights (1961)
, 2h20
Directed by Terence Young
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Cyd Charisse, Moira Shearer, Maurice Chevalier
Roles Roxane
Rating59% 2.956662.956662.956662.956662.95666
Four stories are performed in the form of ballet: The Diamond Cruncher, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Merry Mourning and Carmen.
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom (1960)
, 1h41
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Shirley Anne Field, Pamela Green
Roles Vivian
Rating75% 3.7977153.7977153.7977153.7977153.797715
Mark Lewis meets Dora, a prostitute, covertly filming her with a camera hidden under his coat. Shown from the point of view of the camera viewfinder, tension builds as he follows the woman into her home, murders her and later watches the film in his den as the credits roll on the screen.
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
, 2h2
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Circus films, Dance films
Actors Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, Farley Granger, Celia Lovsky
Roles Paula Woodward
Rating67% 3.3905653.3905653.3905653.3905653.390565
On an ocean liner, a passenger recognizes famed ballet creator Charles Coudray (James Mason), and asks him politely why one of his works has never been performed since its debut. When Coudray remains silent, the fan leaves him alone with his thoughts, leading to a flashback.
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
, 2h8
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about writers, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Moira Shearer, Ludmila Tcherina, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown, Ann Ayars, Mogens Wieth
Roles Stella / Olympia
Rating70% 3.547653.547653.547653.547653.54765
In the prologue, Hoffmann is in the audience at a performance by Stella, a prima ballerina. Stella sends Hoffmann a note asking him to meet her after the performance, but the note is intercepted by his rival, Councillor Lindorf. Not having received her note, Hoffmann goes to the tavern in the interval, where he tells the story of a clown, Kleinzach and three stories of his past loves — Olympia, Giulietta and Antonia, and gets drunk.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (1948)
, 2h14
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann, Ludmila Tcherina
Roles Victoria Page
Rating80% 4.0483654.0483654.0483654.0483654.048365
Victoria 'Vicky' Page (Moira Shearer) is a young, unknown dancer from an aristocratic background. At an after-ballet party, arranged by her aunt as a surreptitious audition, she meets Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the ruthless but charismatic impresario of the Ballet Lermontov. Lermontov takes her on as a student, where she is taught by, among others, Grisha Ljubov (Léonide Massine), the company's chief choreographer.