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Deborah Kerr (1921–2007)

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Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Scotland in 1921, she was the daughter of a soldier who had been gassed in World War I. A shy, insecure child, she found an outlet for expressing her feelings in acting. Her aunt, a radio star, got her some stage work when she was a teenager, and she came to the attention of British film producer Gabriel Pascal... See full bio »

Born:

Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer
in Helensburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 86) in Botesdale, Suffolk, England, UK
Still of Deborah Kerr and Jean Simmons in Black Narcissus Still of Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus Still of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember Still of Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron and David Farrar in Black Narcissus Still of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember
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1986 Hold the Dream (TV movie)
Emma Harte
 
1985 The Assam Garden
Helen
 
1985 Reunion at Fairborough (TV movie)
Sally Wells Grant
 
1985 A Woman of Substance (TV mini-series)
Emma Harte
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Emma Harte
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Emma Harte (credit only)
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Emma Harte
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Nurse Plimsoll
 
1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Carlotta Gray
– A Song at Twilight (1982) … Carlotta Gray
 
1969 The Arrangement
Florence Anderson
 
1969 The Gypsy Moths
Elizabeth Brandon
 
1968 Prudence and the Pill
Prudence Hardcastle
 
1967 Casino Royale
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
 
1966 Eye of the Devil
Catherine de Montfaucon
 
1965 Marriage on the Rocks
Valerie Edwards
 
1964 The Night of the Iguana
Hannah Jelkes
 
1964 The Chalk Garden
Miss Madrigal
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Moira
– Three Roads to Rome (1963) … Moira
 
1961 The Innocents
Miss Giddens
 
1961 The Naked Edge
Martha Radcliffe
 
1960 The Grass Is Greener
Lady Hilary Rhyall
 
1960 The Sundowners
Ida Carmody
 
1959 Beloved Infidel
Sheilah Graham
 
1959 Count Your Blessings
Grace Allingham
 
1959 The Journey
Diana Ashmore
 
1958 Separate Tables
Sibyl Railton-Bell
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse
Anne Larson
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me
Gwinneth Livingston (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 An Affair to Remember
Terry McKay
 
1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Sister Angela
 
1956 Tea and Sympathy
Laura Reynolds
 
1956 The King and I
Anna Leonowens
 
1956 The Proud and Profane
Lee Ashley
 
1955 The End of the Affair
Sarah Miles
 
1953 From Here to Eternity
Karen Holmes
 
1953 Dream Wife
Effie
 
1953 Julius Caesar
Portia
 
1953 Young Bess
Catherine Parr
 
1952 Thunder in the East
Joan Willoughby
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
Princess Flavia
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Lygia
 
1950 King Solomon's Mines
Elizabeth Curtis
 
1950 Please Believe Me
Alison Kirbe
 
1949 Edward, My Son
Evelyn Boult
 
1947 If Winter Comes
Nona Tybar
 
1947 The Hucksters
Kay Dorrance
 
1947 Black Narcissus
Sister Clodagh
 
1946 I See a Dark Stranger
Bridie Quilty
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage
Catherine Wilson
 
1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Edith Hunter/Barbara Wynne/Johnny Cannon
 
1942 The Avengers
Kari Alstad
 
1942 A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle
Mary Brodie
 
1942 Courageous Mr. Penn
Gulielma Maria Springett
 
1941 Love on the Dole
Sally
 
1941 Major Barbara
Jenny Hill
 
1940 Blackout
Cigarette Girl (scenes deleted)
 
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "Getting to Know You" - uncredited)
 
1957 An Affair to Remember (performer: "Continué", "The Tiny Scout He Knows You Inside Out", "Tomorrow Land", "You Make It Easy To Be True" / "An Affair to Remember Our Love Affair")
 
1956 The King and I (performer: "I Whistle A Happy Tune" 1951 - uncredited, "Hello,Young Lovers" 1951 - uncredited, "Getting To Know You" 1951 - uncredited, "Shall We Dance" 1951 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2011/III Confession (short) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 Disaster! (short)
Herself
 
2006 Greatest Movie Love Scenes (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress
– An Affair to Remember (2001) … Herself - Actress
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Herself
 
1990 The European Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1988 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite Supporting Actress in Motion Picture
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 August 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.74 (1975) … Herself
– Episode #2.6 (1975) … Herself
 
1971-1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 October 1975 (1975) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 October 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.162 (1972) … Herself
– Episode #4.58 (1971) … Herself
– Episode #4.42 (1971) … Herself
 
1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1971) … Herself
 
1970-1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 March 1971 (1971) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 November 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The Sky Divers (documentary short)
Herself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1964 On the Trail of the Iguana (documentary short)
Herself
 
1960 Small World (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.24 (1960) … Herself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Recipient
– From Hollywood: The Photoplay Movie Awards (1958) … Herself - Recipient
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.34 (1956) … Herself
 
1954 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.33 (1954) … Herself - Actress
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role (in New York)
 
1953-1954 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 21 February 1954 (1954) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 9 August 1953 (1953) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (28 titles)
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV documentary)
Anna Leonowens
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Sister Clodagh (uncredited)
 
2008 The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - In Memoriam
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2008 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2007 20 heures le journal (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Nearest to Heaven
Terry McKay from film 'An Affair to Remember' (uncredited)
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (with Sinatra) (uncredited)
 
1997 L.A. Confidential
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Karen Holmes
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Herself
 
1972 Costa del Sol malagueña (documentary short)
Herself
 
1967 All Eyes on Sharon Tate (short)
Catherine de Montfaucon
 
1965 Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase (documentary short)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2/1/51) Radio: "CBS Playhouse Theater" in James Hilton's "Goodbye, Mr. Chips". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 12 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Deborah Kerr Tribute Page | deborahkerr.es - Fan Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Deborah Kerr-Trimmer | Deborah Kerr-Viertel

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Elia Kazan] As you know, people will give their right arm, literally, and most of their blood to work with him. He's got a kind of incredible instinct with people. He's so in sympathy with all the fears and frights of actors, through having done it himself. And he's got a personal magic that gets within your very being. See more »

Trivia:

Deborah Kerr, her husband Peter Viertel and her biographer Eric Braun all died within the space of five weeks in the fall of 2007. All were aged 86. See more »

Trademark:

Playing 'classic' English ladies See more »

Nickname:

The English Rose See more »

Star Sign:

Libra