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Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Acting

Born: September 30, 1921Helensburgh, Scotland, UK

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".

Known For
Filmography
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
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
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
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
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

Florence Anderson

1969
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

Elizabeth Brandon

1969
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

Self

1969
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 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
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 Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

Lee Ashley

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
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

Joan Willoughby

1952
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Princess Flavia

1952
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
Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

Evelyn Boult

1949
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