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Deborah Kerr

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British actress (1921-2007)

United KingdomActorsLived 1921 to 2007 · aged 86
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Fame63.5
Momentum10.0
Languages31
Peak1950s
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Deborah Jane Trimmer, known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a Scottish actress. Kerr rose to fame for her portrayals of proper, ladylike women, who often navigated societal expectations and stereotypes. Kerr attracted wide praise for her work, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.

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Kerr in 1942Kerr in 1942Kerr with Betta St. John (left) in Dream Wife (1953)Kerr with Betta St. John (left) in Dream Wife (1953)Kerr with Burt Lancaster in the iconic scene of From Here to Eternity (1953)Kerr with Burt Lancaster in the iconic scene of From Here to Eternity (1953)Kerr in The King and I (1956)Kerr in The King and I (1956)Kerr in The Sundowners (1960)Kerr in The Sundowners (1960)

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Filmography 40

Casino Royale1967 · ★ 5.3
From Here to Eternity1953 · ★ 7.3
The Innocents1961 · ★ 7.5
Quo Vadis1951 · ★ 7.1
An Affair to Remember1957 · ★ 7.4
The King and I1956 · ★ 7.1
Black Narcissus1947 · ★ 7.5
Julius Caesar1953 · ★ 7.1
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943 · ★ 7.5
Bonjour Tristesse1958 · ★ 6.7
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison1957 · ★ 7.0
The Night of the Iguana1964 · ★ 7.2
The Grass Is Greener1960 · ★ 6.4
King Solomon's Mines1950 · ★ 6.5
Separate Tables1958 · ★ 7.0
The Arrangement1969 · ★ 6.6
Tea and Sympathy1956 · ★ 7.0
Eye of the Devil1966 · ★ 6.1
The Prisoner of Zenda1952 · ★ 6.9
The Sundowners1960 · ★ 6.8
The Gypsy Moths1969
The Chalk Garden1964 · ★ 7.2
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010
Perfect Strangers1945
Dream Wife1953
The Journey1959
The End of the Affair1955
Witness for the Prosecution1982
The Naked Edge1961
Beloved Infidel1959
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger2024
Young Bess1953
Major Barbara1941
Edward, My Son1949
I See a Dark Stranger1946
The Hucksters1947
Uncertain Verification1965
Prudence and the Pill1968
Love on the Dole1941
The Proud and Profane1956

82 credits on file

Television 17

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
What's My Line?1950
The Dick Cavett Show1968
Tony Awards1956
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Oscars1953
The Steve Allen Show1956
Dinah!1974
Playhouse1974
Entertainment Tonight1981
A Woman of Substance1985
Cinépanorama1956
V.I.P. Schaukel1971
Talking Pictures2013
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Hold the Dream1987
Small World1958

Awards 8

1993Academy Honorary Award
1991Special Award, BAFTA
1959David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
1958Henrietta Award
1956Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Donaldson Awards

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Connected to Deborah 6

Marlon BrandoAlso in Julius Caesar (1953)George Bernard ShawAlso in Major Barbara (1941)Truman CapoteAlso in The Innocents (1961)Cary GrantAlso in An Affair to Remember (1957)Ava GardnerAlso in The Hucksters (1947)Marcel DuchampAlso in Uncertain Verification (1965)

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Deborah Jane Trimmer, known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a Scottish actress. Kerr rose to fame for her portrayals of proper, ladylike women, who often navigated societal expectations and stereotypes. Kerr attracted wide praise for her work, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She was regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation. From the 1940s to the late 1960s, she was one of the most popular actresses in the world.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2007 · aged 86
Written about in
31 languages

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