Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Deceased · Born: Sep 30, 1921 · Died: Oct 16, 2007

Personal Details

Born Sep 30, 1921 Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
Spouse
  • Peter Viertel

    ( Jul 23, 1960 to Oct 16, 2007 )
  • Anthony C. Bartley

    ( Nov 28, 1945 to Jun 10, 1960 )
Parents
  • Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer
  • Kathleen Rose (Smale) Kerr-Trimmer
Relatives
  • Lex Shrapnel (Grandchild)

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Deborah Kerr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1986
Ann and Debbie
Ann and Debbie as Ann
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Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream as Emma Harte
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1985
The Assam Garden
The Assam Garden as Helen
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Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough as Sally Wells Grant
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A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance as Emma Harte
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1982
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution as Nurse Plimsoll
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BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse as Carlotta Gray
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Miss Plimsoll
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1969
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths as Elizabeth Brandon
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The Arrangement
The Arrangement as Florence Anderson
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1968
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill as Prudence Hardcastle
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1967
Casino Royale
Casino Royale as Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
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1966
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil as Catherine de Montfaucon
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1965
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks as Valerie Edwards
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1964
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana as Hannah Jelkes
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The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden as Miss Madrigal
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1961
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge as Martha Radcliffe
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The Innocents
The Innocents as Miss Giddens
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1960
The Sundowners
The Sundowners as Ida Carmody
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The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener as Hilary Rhyall
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1959
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings as Grace Allingham
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Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel as Sheilah Graham
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The Journey
The Journey as Diana Ashmore
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1958
Separate Tables
Separate Tables as Sibyl Railton-Bell
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Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse as Anne Larson
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1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison as Sister Angela
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An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember as Terry McKay
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1956
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane as Lee Ashley
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Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy as Laura Reynolds
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The King and I
The King and I as Anna Leonowens
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1955
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair as Sarah Miles
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1953
Young Bess
Young Bess as Catherine Parr
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Dream Wife
Dream Wife as Effie
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From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity as Karen Holmes
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar as Portia
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1952
Thunder in the East
Thunder in the East as Joan Willoughby
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The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda as Princess Flavia
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1951
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis as Lygia
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1950
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines as Elizabeth Curtis
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Please Believe Me
Please Believe Me as Alison Kirbe
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1949
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son as Evelyn Boult
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1947
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus as Sister Clodagh
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If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes as Nona Tybar
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The Hucksters
The Hucksters as Kay Dorrance
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1946
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger as Bridie Quilty
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1945
Vacation from Marriage
Vacation from Marriage as Catherine Wilson
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1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
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1942
The Avengers
The Avengers as Kari Alstad
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Courageous Mr. Penn
Courageous Mr. Penn as Gulielma Maria Springett
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A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle
A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle as Mary Brodie
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1941
Love on the Dole
Love on the Dole as Sally
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2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker