5.2
Movie
Acting
Deborah Kerr
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 84 titles
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".
Signature work
Known For
5.2
Movie
7.3
Movie
From Here to Eternity
7.5
Movie
The Innocents
7.5
Movie
Black Narcissus
7.4
Movie
An Affair to Remember
7.1
Movie
Quo Vadis
7.1
Movie
The King and I
7.5
Movie
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
7.1
Movie
Julius Caesar
7.2
Movie
The Night of the Iguana
6.7
Movie
Bonjour Tristesse
6.4
Movie
The Grass Is Greener
6.9
Movie
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
6.5
Movie
King Solomon's Mines
7.1
Movie
Separate Tables
6.5
Movie
The Arrangement
6.1
Movie
Eye of the Devil
6.7
Movie
The Sundowners
Acting credits 84
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Film | (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Rat Pack Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Film | Self - Actress (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Discovering: Robert Mitchum Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Film | Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film | Self |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Film | Self |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Film | Self |
| 1987 | Hold the Dream TV | Emma Harte (4 ep) |
| 1986 | Ann and Debbie Film | Ann |
| 1985 | The Assam Garden Film | Helen |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough Film | Sally Wells Grant |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance TV | Older Emma Harte (3 ep) |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution Film | Nurse Plimsoll |
| 1982 | A Song At Twilight Film | Carlotta Gray |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars Film | Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Carlotta Gray (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Arrangement Film | Florence Anderson |
| 1969 | The Gypsy Moths Film | Elizabeth Brandon |
| 1969 | The Sky Divers Film | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pill Film | Prudence Hardcastle |
| 1967 | Casino Royale Film | Agent Mimi |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil Film | Catherine de Montfaucon |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocks Film | Valerie Edwards |
| 1965 | Uncertain Verification Film | (archive footage) |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana Film | Hannah Jelkes |
| 1964 | On the Trail of the Iguana Film | Self |
| 1964 | The Chalk Garden Film | Miss Madrigal |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Innocents Film | Miss Giddens |
| 1961 | The Naked Edge Film | Martha Radcliffe |
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener Film | Hilary Rhyall |
| 1960 | The Sundowners Film | Ida Carmody |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidel Film | Sheilah Graham |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessings Film | Grace Allingham |
| 1959 | The Journey Film | Diana Ashmore |
| 1958 | Separate Tables Film | Sibyl Railton-Bell |
| 1958 | Small World TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Bonjour Tristesse Film | Anne Larson |
| 1957 | An Affair to Remember Film | Terry McKay |
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Film | Sister Angela |
| 1956 | Tea and Sympathy Film | Laura Reynolds |
| 1956 | The King and I Film | Anna Leonowens |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show TV | Self - Recipient (1 ep) |
| 1956 | The Proud and Profane Film | Lee Ashley |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Host / Presenter (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1955 | The End of the Affair Film | Sarah Miles |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity Film | Karen Holmes |
| 1953 | Dream Wife Film | Effie |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar Film | Portia |