Quick Facts
Born:
1921-09-30
Birthplace:
Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
Credits:
83 Total Roles
Deborah Kerr
Acting
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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".
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
Casino Royale
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
From Here to Eternity
Karen Holmes
The Innocents
Miss Giddens
Black Narcissus
Sister Clodagh
An Affair to Remember
Terry McKay
Quo Vadis
Lygia
The King and I
Anna Leonowens
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Rat Pack MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast MOVIE | Self - Actress (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff MOVIE | Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker MOVIE | Self |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star MOVIE | Self |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |