ACTOR

Moira Shearer

1926 - 2006

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Moira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006) was a Scottish ballet dancer and actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moira Shearer has received more than 888,798 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Moira Shearer is the 6,313th most popular actor (down from 5,565th in 2019), the 4,648th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,211th in 2019) and the 716th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Moira Shearer ranks 6,313 out of 13,578. Before her are Christine Hakim, Bogumił Kobiela, Pascale Ogier, Rachelle Lefevre, François Chau, and Yoo Ji-tae. After her are Shakti Kapoor, Alexis Denisof, Edmund Breese, Helene Costello, Charles Walters, and Mia Sara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Moira Shearer ranks 444. Before her are Misael Escuti, Otto Hemele, Göta Pettersson, H. C. Robbins Landon, Katie Boyle, and Helmut Rix. After her are Elemér Szathmáry, Peter Zadek, Fritz Weaver, Aldo Ray, Maximilian Raub, and Anthony Shaffer. Among people deceased in 2006, Moira Shearer ranks 322. Before her are Nel van Vliet, Jorge Mendonça, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Te Atairangikaahu, Ion Drîmbă, and Lamar Hunt. After her are Hanka Bielicka, Erik Elmsäter, Doug Serrurier, Östen Warnerbring, Gösta Sandberg, and Bertha Brouwer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Moira Shearer ranks 4,648 out of 8,785. Before her are Trevor Goddard (1962), Gerry Hitchens (1934), Keith Levene (1957), Long John Baldry (1941), Joseph Barcroft (1872), and Flora Drummond (1878). After her are James Thornhill (1675), Les Ferdinand (1966), Emily Davies (1830), Alistair Petrie (1970), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), and Robert Morris (1734).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Moira Shearer ranks 716. Before her are Sylvia Syms (1934), Parminder Nagra (1975), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Eleanor Bron (1938), David Hewlett (1968), and Trevor Goddard (1962). After her are Alistair Petrie (1970), Rik Mayall (1958), Dev Patel (1990), Charles Kent (1852), Michael Jayston (1935), and Gina McKee (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Red Shoes
Victoria Page
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
Sep 6th 19487.9 / 10
Peeping Tom
Vivian
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
May 16th 19607.4 / 10
The Tales of Hoffmann
Stella / Olympia
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
Apr 4th 19517.064 / 10