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Deborah Kerr

Acting 86 (deceased) years old Helensburgh, Scotland, UK ★ 2.2
Born: September 30, 1921
Died: October 16, 2007

Biography

Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

During her international film career, Kerr won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical film The King and I (1956). Her other major and best known films and performances are The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), Quo Vadis (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Tea and Sympathy (1956), An Affair to Remember (1957), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Separate Tables (1958), The Sundowners (1960), The Innocents (1961), The Grass Is Greener (1960), and The Night of the Iguana (1964).

In 1994, having already received honorary awards from the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA, Kerr received an Academy Honorary Award with a citation recognizing her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance".

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Known For

Casino Royale
Casino Royale Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry 1967
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis Lygia 1951
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity Karen Holmes 1953
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Sister Angela 1957
The King and I
The King and I Anna Leonowens 1956

Filmography

Acting Credits (81)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (archive footage) 2024
Rat Pack
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Self - Actress (archive footage) 2019
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures Self (archive footage) 2013
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited) 2010
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Self (archive footage) 2000
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King Self (archive footage) 1995
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Self 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Self 1991
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Self (archive footage) 1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Self 1988
Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream Emma Harte 1987
Ann and Debbie
Ann and Debbie Ann 1986
The Assam Garden
The Assam Garden Helen 1985
Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough Sally Wells Grant 1985
A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance Older Emma Harte 1985
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution Nurse Plimsoll 1982
A Song At Twilight
A Song At Twilight Carlotta Gray 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Carlotta Gray 1974
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel Self 1971
The Arrangement
The Arrangement Florence Anderson 1969
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths Elizabeth Brandon 1969
The Sky Divers
The Sky Divers Self 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill Prudence Hardcastle 1968
Casino Royale
Casino Royale Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry 1967
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil Catherine de Montfaucon 1966
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks Valerie Edwards 1965
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification (archive footage) 1965
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana Hannah Jelkes 1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
On the Trail of the Iguana Self 1964
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden Miss Madrigal 1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Innocents
The Innocents Miss Giddens 1961
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge Martha Radcliffe 1961
The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener Hilary Rhyall 1960
The Sundowners
The Sundowners Ida Carmody 1960
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel Sheilah Graham 1959
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings Grace Allingham 1959
The Journey
The Journey Diana Ashmore 1959
Separate Tables
Separate Tables Sibyl Railton-Bell 1958
Small World
Small World Self 1958
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse Anne Larson 1958
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember Terry McKay 1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Sister Angela 1957
Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy Laura Reynolds 1956
The King and I
The King and I Anna Leonowens 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self - Recipient 1956
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane Lee Ashley 1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair Sarah Miles 1955
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity Karen Holmes 1953
Dream Wife
Dream Wife Effie 1953
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Portia 1953
Young Bess
Young Bess Catherine Parr 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Thunder in the East
Thunder in the East Joan Willoughby 1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda Princess Flavia 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Miss Plimsoll 1951
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis Lygia 1951
Rome, the Eternal City
Rome, the Eternal City Self 1951
Jungle Safari
Jungle Safari Herself (archival footage) 1950
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines Elizabeth Curtis 1950
Please Believe Me
Please Believe Me Alison Kirbe 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son Evelyn Boult 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes Nona Tybar 1947
The Hucksters
The Hucksters Kay Dorrance 1947
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus Sister Clodagh 1947
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger Bridie Quilty 1946
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers Catherine Wilson 1945
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon 1943
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn Kari Alstad 1942
Hatter's Castle
Hatter's Castle Mary Brodie 1942
Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania Gulielma Maria Springett 1942
Love on the Dole
Love on the Dole Sally 1941
Major Barbara
Major Barbara Jenny Hill 1941

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