Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1921-09-30
Deathday: 2007-10-16 (86 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 82

Movies 68

self 26

TV Shows 14

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack

Rat Pack (2022)

Movie
Self
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures (2013)

TV
Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

Movie
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

Movie
Self
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)

Movie
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

Movie
Emma Harte
Hold the Dream

Hold the Dream (1986)

TV
Ann
Ann and Debbie

Ann and Debbie (1986)

Movie
Helen
The Assam Garden

The Assam Garden (1985)

Movie
Sally Wells Grant
Reunion at Fairborough

Reunion at Fairborough (1985)

Movie
Emma Harte
A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance (1985)

TV
Nurse Plimsoll
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1982)

Movie
Carlotta Gray
A Song At Twilight

A Song At Twilight (1982)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Movie
Self / Sister Clodagh
A Pretty British Affair

A Pretty British Affair (1981)

Movie
Self
Dinah!

Dinah! (1974)

TV
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)

TV
Florence Anderson
The Arrangement

The Arrangement (1969)

Movie
Elizabeth Brandon
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths (1969)

Movie
Self
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers (1969)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Prudence Hardcastle
Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill (1968)

Movie
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
Casino Royale

Casino Royale (1967)

Movie
Catherine de Montfaucon
Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil (1966)

Movie
Catherine de Montfaucon
All Eyes on Sharon Tate

All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966)

Movie
Valerie Edwards
Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks (1965)

Movie
(archive footage)
Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification (1965)

Movie
Hannah Jelkes
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana (1964)

Movie
4
Self
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)

Movie
Miss Madrigal
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden (1964)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Miss Giddens
The Innocents

The Innocents (1961)

Movie
6.38
Martha Radcliffe
The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge (1961)

Movie
Hilary Rhyall
The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener (1960)

Movie
Ida Carmody
The Sundowners

The Sundowners (1960)

Movie
Sheilah Graham
Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel (1959)

Movie
Grace Allingham
Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings (1959)

Movie
Diana Ashmore
The Journey

The Journey (1959)

Movie
Sibyl Railton-Bell
Separate Tables

Separate Tables (1958)

Movie
Anne Larson
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

Movie
Terry McKay
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Movie
1
Sister Angela
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

Movie
Laura Reynolds
Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Movie
Anna Leonowens
The King and I

The King and I (1956)

Movie
4.25
Self - Recipient
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

TV
Lee Ashley
The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane (1956)

Movie
Self - Host / Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV
Sarah Miles
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair (1955)

Movie
Karen Holmes
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Movie
5.67
Priscilla 'Effie' Effington
Dream Wife

Dream Wife (1953)

Movie
Portia
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1953)

Movie
Catherine Parr
Young Bess

Young Bess (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Joan Willoughby
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East (1952)

Movie
Princess Flavia
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

Movie
Miss Plimsoll
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Lygia
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis (1951)

Movie
6
Self
Rome, the Eternal City

Rome, the Eternal City (1951)

Movie
Self
Jungle Safari

Jungle Safari (1950)

Movie
Elizabeth Curtis
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines (1950)

Movie
Alison Kirbe
Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me (1950)

Movie
Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Evelyn Boult
Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son (1949)

Movie
Self / Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Nona Tybar
If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes (1947)

Movie
Kay Dorrance
The Hucksters

The Hucksters (1947)

Movie
Sister Clodagh
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus (1947)

Movie
4.75
Bridie Quilty
I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger (1946)

Movie
Catherine Wilson
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers (1945)

Movie
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela 'Johnny' Cannon
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

Movie
1
Kari Alstad
The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

Movie
Mary Brodie
Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle (1942)

Movie
Gulielma
Penn of Pennsylvania

Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

Movie
Sally Hardcastle
Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole (1941)

Movie
Jenny Hill
Major Barbara

Major Barbara (1941)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1921-09-30

Deathday
2007-10-16 (86 years old)

Birth Name
Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer

Birth Place
Helensburgh, United Kingdom

Relationships
Tony Bartley (1945-11-29 - 1959-01-01), Peter Viertel (1960-07-23 - 2007-10-16)

Father
Arthur Charles Kerr Trimmer

Mother
Kathleen Rose Smale

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Helensburgh · Botesdale, United Kingdom

Also Known As
데보라 커

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Donaldson Awards, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress, Special Award, BAFTA, Henrietta Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Academy Honorary Award


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