Biography moira shearer

1. Biography of Moira Shearer
2. Rise to Fame
3. Peak of Popularity
4. Later Career and Personal Life

Biography of Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer, born Moira Shearer King, was a British ballerina and actress.

She was born in 1926 in Scotland, into a creative family. Her father, Harold V. King, was an amateur actor who decided to teach his daughter dance. Moira proved to be very talented and dedicated.

Biography moira shearer

By the mid-1930s, she was studying in London and later joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet School.

Rise to Fame

Moira Shearer became the first performer of the leading roles in Sir Frederick Ashton's ballets.

In 1948, another exciting chapter began in Shearer's life and career when she played the lead role in the film "The Red Shoes" directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The film was based on the fairy tale by Andersen and achieved tremendous success, receiving two Academ