Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Born: September 30, 1921 - Died: October 16, 2007 (86 years)
Helensburgh, 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".

Movies as Actor (66)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as (archive footage)

May 10, 2024

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

Jan 11, 2022

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Feb 27, 2019

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)

May 5, 2010

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

Aug 1, 2000

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

as Self (archive footage)

Jan 1, 1995

100 Years at the Movies

100 Years at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Apr 14, 1994

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Self

Oct 28, 1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self

Mar 10, 1991

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

Oct 24, 1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self

Jun 5, 1988

Ann and Debbie

Ann and Debbie

as Ann

Jan 1, 1986

The Assam Garden

The Assam Garden

as Helen

Jun 4, 1985

Reunion at Fairborough

Reunion at Fairborough

as Sally Wells Grant

May 12, 1985

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

as Nurse Plimsoll

Dec 4, 1982

A Song At Twilight

A Song At Twilight

as Carlotta Gray

Jul 9, 1982

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Mar 8, 1982

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

as Florence Anderson

Nov 18, 1969

The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

as Elizabeth Brandon

Aug 29, 1969

The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

as Self

Jan 1, 1969

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

as Prudence Hardcastle

May 23, 1968

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

as Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry

Apr 18, 1967

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

as Catherine de Montfaucon

Nov 18, 1966

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

as Valerie Edwards

Sep 24, 1965

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

Apr 30, 1965

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

as Hannah Jelkes

Aug 6, 1964

On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

as Self

Apr 30, 1964

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

as Miss Madrigal

Apr 2, 1964

The Innocents

The Innocents

as Miss Giddens

Nov 24, 1961

The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

as Martha Radcliffe

Jun 28, 1961

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

as Hilary Rhyall

Dec 23, 1960

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

as Ida Carmody

Dec 8, 1960

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

as Sheilah Graham

Nov 17, 1959

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

as Grace Allingham

Apr 23, 1959

The Journey

The Journey

as Diana Ashmore

Feb 11, 1959

Separate Tables

Separate Tables

as Sibyl Railton-Bell

Dec 18, 1958

Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

as Anne Larson

Jan 15, 1958

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

as Terry McKay

Jul 11, 1957

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

as Sister Angela

Mar 13, 1957

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

as Laura Reynolds

Sep 27, 1956

The King and I

The King and I

as Anna Leonowens

Jun 29, 1956

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

as Lee Ashley

Jun 13, 1956

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

as Sarah Miles

Feb 24, 1955

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as Karen Holmes

Aug 28, 1953

Dream Wife

Dream Wife

as Effie

Jun 19, 1953

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

as Portia

Jun 4, 1953

Young Bess

Young Bess

as Catherine Parr

May 29, 1953

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

as Joan Willoughby

Dec 4, 1952

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Princess Flavia

Nov 4, 1952

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

as Lygia

Nov 8, 1951

Rome, the Eternal City

Rome, the Eternal City

as Self

Jan 21, 1951

Jungle Safari

Jungle Safari

as Herself (archival footage)

Dec 31, 1950

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

as Elizabeth Curtis

Nov 9, 1950

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

as Alison Kirbe

May 12, 1950

Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

as Evelyn Boult

Mar 1, 1949

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

as Nona Tybar

Dec 31, 1947

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

as Kay Dorrance

Jul 17, 1947

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

as Sister Clodagh

May 26, 1947

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

as Bridie Quilty

Jul 4, 1946

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

as Catherine Wilson

Oct 15, 1945

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

Jul 26, 1943

The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

as Kari Alstad

Jun 8, 1942

Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

as Mary Brodie

Feb 2, 1942

Penn of Pennsylvania

Penn of Pennsylvania

as Gulielma Maria Springett

Jan 24, 1942

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole

as Sally

Jun 28, 1941

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

as Jenny Hill

May 14, 1941