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Deborah Kerr
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Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known as데보라 커, Дебора Керр, دبورا کارGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn30/09/1921Born inHelensburgh, Scotland, UKDied16/10/2007 (aged 86)Died inSuffolkCauseParkinson's diseaseWikidataQ104146 ↗Buried atSt Mary's Church, RedgraveTMDb#20141 ↗

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.

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Filmography72 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)101
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastMovieSelf - Actress (archive footage)98
2013Talking PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)92
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovieSister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)89
2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovieSelf (archive footage)79
1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was KingMovieSelf (archive footage)74
1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarMovieSelf70
1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManMovieSelf67
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickMovieSelf (archive footage)67
1987Hold the DreamSeriesEmma Harte66
1985Reunion at FairboroughMovieSally Wells Grant64
1985The Assam GardenMovieHelen64
1985A Woman of SubstanceSeriesOlder Emma Harte64
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf61
1982Witness for the ProsecutionMovieNurse Plimsoll61
1982A Song At TwilightMovieCarlotta Gray61
1981Entertainment TonightSeriesSelf60
1974PlayhouseSeriesCarlotta Gray53
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf53
1971Film '72SeriesSelf50
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSeriesSelf50
1969The Gypsy MothsMovieElizabeth Brandon48
1969The ArrangementMovieFlorence Anderson48
1969The Sky DiversMovieSelf48
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest47
1968Prudence and the PillMoviePrudence Hardcastle47
1967Casino RoyaleMovieAgent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry46
1966Eye of the DevilMovieCatherine de Montfaucon45
1965Marriage on the RocksMovieValerie Edwards44
1965Uncertain VerificationMovie(archive footage)44
1964The Chalk GardenMovieMiss Madrigal43
1964The Night of the IguanaMovieHannah Jelkes43
1964On the Trail of the IguanaMovieSelf43
1961The InnocentsMovieMiss Giddens40
1961The Naked EdgeMovieMartha Radcliffe40
1960The SundownersMovieIda Carmody39
1960The Grass Is GreenerMovieHilary Rhyall39
1959The JourneyMovieDiana Ashmore38
1959Count Your BlessingsMovieGrace Allingham38
1958Separate TablesMovieSibyl Railton-Bell37
1958Small WorldSeriesSelf37
1958Bonjour TristesseMovieAnne Larson37
1957An Affair to RememberMovieTerry McKay36
1957Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonMovieSister Angela36
1956The Proud and ProfaneMovieLee Ashley35
1956Tea and SympathyMovieLaura Reynolds35
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf - Recipient35
1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf35
1956The King and IMovieAnna Leonowens35
1955The End of the AffairMovieSarah Miles34
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf32
1953Julius CaesarMoviePortia32
1953From Here to EternityMovieKaren Holmes32
1953Dream WifeMovieEffie32
1952The Prisoner of ZendaMoviePrincess Flavia31
1952Thunder in the EastMovieJoan Willoughby31
1951Quo VadisMovieLygia30
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMiss Plimsoll30
1951Rome, the Eternal CityMovieSelf30
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf29
1950King Solomon's MinesMovieElizabeth Curtis29
1949Edward, My SonMovieEvelyn Boult28
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf27
1947Black NarcissusMovieSister Clodagh26
1947If Winter ComesMovieNona Tybar26
1945Perfect StrangersMovieCatherine Wilson24
1943The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMovieEdith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon22
1942Penn of PennsylvaniaMovieGulielma Maria Springett21
1942Hatter's CastleMovieMary Brodie21
1942The Day Will DawnMovieKari Alstad21
1941Major BarbaraMovieJenny Hill20
1941Love on the DoleMovieSally20