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Moira Shearer

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Actress

The Resume

    (January 17, 1926-January 31, 2006)
    Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Birth name is Moira Shearer King
    Danced with Sadler's Wells ballet company in London (1942-1952)
    Acted in 'The Red Shoes' (1948), 'The Story of Three Loves' (1953), 'Peeping Tom' (1960) and 'A Simple Man' (1987)

Why she might be annoying:

    She complained that her mother forced ballet lessons on her as a child.
    Ballet critics often focused more on her good looks than her dancing.
    She retired from ballet when she was just 27 years old.
    She claimed her success in 'The Red Shoes' ruined her ballet career.
    She appeared in the controversial film 'Peeping Tom.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    'The Red Shoes' increased the public's interest in classical ballet.
    She toured with her dance company during World War Two, enduring hard living conditions.
    Renowned ballerina Margot Fontryn said her dancing was 'as light and airy as an autumn leaf.'
    Margaret Thatcher vetoed her appointment as BBC Governor of Arts (possibly because her husband once ran for the Liberal Party).
    She liked boxing and claimed it was similar to ballet.
    She refused to finish her memoirs, saying revisiting the past was tedious.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 65 Votes: 63.08% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 75.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 42 Votes: 45.24% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 41.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 45.35% Annoying