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Deborah Kerr (1921–2007)


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 »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (53 titles)
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 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
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
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Moira
Three Roads to Rome (1963) … Moira
 
1961 The Naked Edge
Martha Radcliffe
 
1960 The Grass Is Greener
Lady Hilary Rhyall
 
1959 Beloved Infidel
Sheilah Graham
 
1959 Count Your Blessings
Grace Allingham
 
1959 The Journey
Diana Ashmore
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me
Gwinneth Livingston (voice) (uncredited)
 
1956 The Proud and Profane
Lee Ashley
 
1953 Dream Wife
Effie
 
1952 Thunder in the East
Joan Willoughby
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Lygia
 
1950 Please Believe Me
Alison Kirbe
 
1947 The Hucksters
Kay Dorrance
 
1946 The Adventuress
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
 
1940 Blackout
Cigarette Girl (scenes deleted)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
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 movie)
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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The King and I -- Clip: Shall we dance? The Prisoner of Zenda -- Trailer for this epic adventure film Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison -- Trailer for this classic comedy
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1970s) TV commercial (Christmas): Nestle Black Magic Chocolates See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 12 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | 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:

I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes. See more »

Trivia:

Originally when filming began on Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, her co-star Robert Mitchum worried that Kerr would be like the prim characters she frequently played. However, after she swore at director John Huston during one take, Mitchum, who was in the water, almost drowned laughing. The two stars went on to have an enduring friendship which lasted until Mitchum's death in 1997. See more »

Trademark:

Refined and repressed characters who go through harrowing emotional experiences See more »

Nickname:

The English Rose See more »

Star Sign:

Libra