Deborah Kerr

Born: 30th of September 1921

Died: 16th of October 2007 (aged 86)

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".

Deborah Kerr's Filmography

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

  •   Movie
  • 1967
Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry
The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

  •   Movie
  • 1960
Hilary Rhyall
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

  •   Movie
  • 1953
Karen Holmes
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

  •   Movie
  • 1952
Princess Flavia
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Lygia
Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Mary Brodie
Major Barbara

Major Barbara

  •   Movie
  • 1941
Jenny Hill