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Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 30, 1921
Died Oct 16, 2007 (86)
Birthplace Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 24, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE, 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 (19 ... 56). 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.

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Filmography

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann and Debbie

Ann and Debbie

1986

as Ann

The Assam Garden

The Assam Garden

1985

as Helen

Reunion at Fairborough

Reunion at Fairborough

1985

as Sally Wells Grant

A Song At Twilight

A Song At Twilight

1982

as Carlotta Gray

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

as Nurse Plimsoll

The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

1969

as Elizabeth Brandon

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

1969

as Florence Anderson

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

as Prudence Hardcastle

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

1966

as Catherine de Montfaucon

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

as Valerie Edwards

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

1964

as Miss Madrigal

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Hannah Jelkes

The Innocents

The Innocents

1961

as Miss Giddens

The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

1961

as Martha Radcliffe

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Ida Carmody

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

1960

as Hilary Rhyall

The Journey

The Journey

1959

as Diana Ashmore

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

1959

as Grace Allingham

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959

as Sheilah Graham

Separate Tables

Separate Tables

1958

as Sibyl Railton-Bell

Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

as Anne Larson

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

1957

as Sister Angela

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957

as Terry McKay

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

1956

as Laura Reynolds

The King and I

The King and I

1956

as Anna Leonowens

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

as Lee Ashley

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

as Sarah Miles

Dream Wife

Dream Wife

1953

as Effie

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Karen Holmes

Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

as Catherine Parr

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Portia

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

as Joan Willoughby

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

as Princess Flavia

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

as Lygia

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

1950

as Alison Kirbe

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1950

as Elizabeth Curtis

Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

1949

as Evelyn Boult

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

as Sister Clodagh

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1947

as Nona Tybar

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947

as Kay Dorrance

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

as Bridie Quilty

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

1945

as Catherine Wilson

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

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

Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

1942

as Mary Brodie

Penn of Pennsylvania

Penn of Pennsylvania

1942

as Gulielma Maria Springett

The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

1942

as Kari Alstad

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole

1941

as Sally

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941

as Jenny Hill

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress The 7th Dawn Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Separate Tables Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress The King and I Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress An Affair to Remember Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actress The Chalk Garden Nominated
Television Credits

Hold the Dream

as Emma Harte

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 27, 1986

A Woman of Substance

as Emma Harte

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Miss Plimsoll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Recipient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2013

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1971

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

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2024 6 14 22 10
2024 7 19 33 8
2024 8 17 29 7
2024 9 11 21 6
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2024 12 13 17 9
2025 1 19 35 8
2025 2 9 13 1
2025 3 3 8 0
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
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