Deborah Kerr
Born
September 30, 1921 (age 86)
Died
October 16, 2007
Birthplace
Helensburgh, Scotland, UK

Deborah Kerr

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".

Movies

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 ★ 7.6
(archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 ★ 6.6
Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann and Debbie
Ann and Debbie
1986 ★ 2.0
Ann
The Assam Garden
The Assam Garden
1985 ★ 6.5
Helen
Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough
1985 ★ 4.8
Sally Wells Grant
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 ★ 6.3
Nurse Plimsoll
A Song At Twilight
A Song At Twilight
1982 ★ 7.0
Carlotta Gray
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
1969 ★ 6.5
Florence Anderson
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 ★ 6.0
Elizabeth Brandon
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968 ★ 5.4
Prudence Hardcastle
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 ★ 5.3
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 ★ 6.2
Catherine de Montfaucon
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks
1965 ★ 5.6
Valerie Edwards
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification
1965 ★ 6.6
(archive footage)
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana
1964 ★ 7.1
Hannah Jelkes
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden
1964 ★ 7.1
Miss Madrigal
The Innocents
The Innocents
1961 ★ 7.5
Miss Giddens
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge
1961 ★ 6.2
Martha Radcliffe
The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener
1960 ★ 6.3
Hilary Rhyall
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1960 ★ 6.7
Ida Carmody
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel
1959 ★ 5.9
Sheilah Graham
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings
1959 ★ 4.2
Grace Allingham
The Journey
The Journey
1959 ★ 6.2
Diana Ashmore
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1958 ★ 7.0
Sibyl Railton-Bell
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
1958 ★ 6.6
Anne Larson
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
1957 ★ 7.4
Terry McKay
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
1957 ★ 7.0
Sister Angela
Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy
1956 ★ 6.9
Laura Reynolds
The King and I
The King and I
1956 ★ 7.1
Anna Leonowens
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
1956 ★ 6.2
Lee Ashley
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1955 ★ 5.7
Sarah Miles
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 ★ 7.3
Karen Holmes
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
1953 ★ 5.3
Effie
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1953 ★ 7.1
Portia
Young Bess
Young Bess
1953 ★ 5.7
Catherine Parr
Thunder in the East
Thunder in the East
1952 ★ 5.4
Joan Willoughby
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 ★ 6.8
Princess Flavia
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
1951 ★ 7.1
Lygia
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
1950 ★ 6.5
Elizabeth Curtis
Please Believe Me
Please Believe Me
1950 ★ 4.8
Alison Kirbe
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son
1949 ★ 6.4
Evelyn Boult
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 ★ 6.6
Nona Tybar
The Hucksters
The Hucksters
1947 ★ 6.9
Kay Dorrance
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
1947 ★ 7.5
Sister Clodagh
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger
1946 ★ 6.4
Bridie Quilty
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
1945 ★ 6.6
Catherine Wilson
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 ★ 7.5
Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
1942 ★ 5.6
Kari Alstad
Hatter's Castle
Hatter's Castle
1942 ★ 5.5
Mary Brodie
Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania
1942 ★ 5.3
Gulielma Maria Springett
Love on the Dole
Love on the Dole
1941 ★ 5.6
Sally
Major Barbara
Major Barbara
1941 ★ 6.7
Jenny Hill

TV Series