Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 30, 1921 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
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".
| 2024 | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburgeras (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Rat Packas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfastas Self - Actress (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Talking Picturesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiffas Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memoriesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was Kingas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Moviesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self | |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Staras Self | |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverickas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Manas Self | |
| 1987 | Hold the Dreamas Emma Harte | |
| 1986 | Ann and Debbieas Ann | |
| 1985 | The Assam Gardenas Helen | |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairboroughas Sally Wells Grant | |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substanceas Older Emma Harte | |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecutionas Nurse Plimsoll | |
| 1982 | A Song At Twilightas Carlotta Gray | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Starsas Self | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonightas Self | |
| 1974 | Dinah!as Self | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Carlotta Gray | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukelas Self | |
| 1969 | The Arrangementas Florence Anderson | |
| 1969 | The Gypsy Mothsas Elizabeth Brandon | |
| 1969 | The Sky Diversas Self | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pillas Prudence Hardcastle | |
| 1967 | Casino Royaleas Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry | |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devilas Catherine de Montfaucon | |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocksas Valerie Edwards | |
| 1965 | Uncertain Verificationas (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguanaas Hannah Jelkes | |
| 1964 | On the Trail of the Iguanaas Self | |
| 1964 | The Chalk Gardenas Miss Madrigal | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1961 | The Innocentsas Miss Giddens | |
| 1961 | The Naked Edgeas Martha Radcliffe | |
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greeneras Hilary Rhyall | |
| 1960 | The Sundownersas Ida Carmody | |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidelas Sheilah Graham | |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessingsas Grace Allingham | |
| 1959 | The Journeyas Diana Ashmore | |
| 1958 | Separate Tablesas Sibyl Railton-Bell | |
| 1958 | Small Worldas Self | |
| 1958 | Bonjour Tristesseas Anne Larson | |
| 1957 | An Affair to Rememberas Terry McKay | |
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allisonas Sister Angela | |
| 1956 | Tea and Sympathyas Laura Reynolds | |
| 1956 | The King and Ias Anna Leonowens | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Showas Self - Recipient | |
| 1956 | The Proud and Profaneas Lee Ashley | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Host / Presenter | |
| 1956 | Cinépanoramaas Self | |
| 1955 | The End of the Affairas Sarah Miles | |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternityas Karen Holmes | |
| 1953 | Dream Wifeas Effie | |
| 1953 | Julius Caesaras Portia | |
| 1953 | Young Bessas Catherine Parr | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1952 | Thunder in the Eastas Joan Willoughby | |
| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zendaas Princess Flavia | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Miss Plimsoll | |
| 1951 | Quo Vadisas Lygia | |
| 1951 | Rome, the Eternal Cityas Self | |
| 1950 | Jungle Safarias Herself (archival footage) | |
| 1950 | King Solomon's Minesas Elizabeth Curtis | |
| 1950 | Please Believe Meas Alison Kirbe | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self | |
| 1949 | Edward, My Sonas Evelyn Boult | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1947 | If Winter Comesas Nona Tybar | |
| 1947 | The Huckstersas Kay Dorrance | |
| 1947 | Black Narcissusas Sister Clodagh | |
| 1946 | I See a Dark Strangeras Bridie Quilty | |
| 1945 | Perfect Strangersas Catherine Wilson | |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimpas Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon | |
| 1942 | The Day Will Dawnas Kari Alstad | |
| 1942 | Hatter's Castleas Mary Brodie | |
| 1942 | Penn of Pennsylvaniaas Gulielma Maria Springett | |
| 1941 | Love on the Doleas Sally | |
| 1941 | Major Barbaraas Jenny Hill |
