Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

1921-09-30 Helensburgh, Scotland, UK 65 Credits

Biography

Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE, 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 (195...

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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024

as (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburg...

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

4.2
Acting

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Sister Clodagh (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first...

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from inter...

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

There is only one Yul Brynner. No other actor had his looks, his range of talents, his energy and his capacity to draw others into the spell of his ch...

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Self

7.7
Acting

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

as Self

7.5
Acting

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

as Self (archive footage)

5.9
Acting

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

as Self

7.0
Acting

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

Ann and Debbie

Ann and Debbie

1986

as Ann

2.0
Acting

Two friends, Ann and Debbie, meet for drinks to discuss marriage difficulties.

The Assam Garden

The Assam Garden

1985

as Helen

6.5
Acting

An insecure, aggressive widow of a tea garden manager reluctantly develops an affectionate relationship with an Indian housewife and her family.

Reunion at Fairborough

Reunion at Fairborough

1985

as Sally Wells Grant

4.8
Acting

World War II vets travel to England for a reunion at their old base. Stars Judi Trott, Barry Morse, Red Buttons, Deborah Kerr, Shane Rimmer, Robert Mi...

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

as Nurse Plimsoll

6.4
Acting

Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the prac...

A Song At Twilight

A Song At Twilight

1982

as Carlotta Gray

7.0
Acting

Enormously successful writer Sir Hugo Latymer has a tryst with the past not altogether to his liking. This bittersweet comedy is the story of a cosmop...

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

1969

as Florence Anderson

6.7
Acting

An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.

The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

1969

as Elizabeth Brandon

6.1
Acting

Three skydivers and their travelling thrill show barnstorm through a small midwestern town one Fourth of July weekend.

The Sky Divers

1969

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes, promotional short about the making of the feature film The Gypsy Moths (1969), which extensively features free fall skydiving.

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

as Prudence Hardcastle

5.7
Acting

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid,...

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry

5.2
Acting

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be...

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

1966

as Catherine de Montfaucon

6.2
Acting

A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

as Valerie Edwards

5.6
Acting

Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his...

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

1965

as (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964

as Hannah Jelkes

7.2
Acting

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunt...

On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

as Self

6.0
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

1964

as Miss Madrigal

7.0
Acting

The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of ...

The Innocents

The Innocents

1961

as Miss Giddens

7.5
Acting

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

1961

as Martha Radcliffe

6.2
Acting

Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the cri...

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

1960

as Hilary Rhyall

6.3
Acting

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionai...

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Ida Carmody

6.7
Acting

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to set...

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959

as Sheilah Graham

6.0
Acting

In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, an...

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

1959

as Grace Allingham

4.2
Acting

Englishwoman Grace Allingham marries Frenchman Charles Edouard de Valhubert, but their marriage quickly becomes unusual. Because Charles cheats on her...

The Journey

The Journey

1959

as Diana Ashmore

6.4
Acting

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.

Separate Tables

Separate Tables

1958

as Sibyl Railton-Bell

7.0
Acting

The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's classic play.

Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

as Anne Larson

6.6
Acting

A spoiled teenager spends the summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy father, but when his old flame resurfaces, she resolves to ...

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957

as Terry McKay

7.4
Acting

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

1957

as Sister Angela

6.9
Acting

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under c...

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

1956

as Laura Reynolds

7.0
Acting

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards with him was his housemaster's wife.

The King and I

The King and I

1956

as Anna Leonowens

7.1
Acting

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna an...

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

as Lee Ashley

6.0
Acting

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumst...

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

as Sarah Miles

5.8
Acting

During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book....

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Karen Holmes

7.3
Acting

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Dream Wife

Dream Wife

1953

as Effie

5.5
Acting

Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much ...

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Portia

7.1
Acting

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.

Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

as Catherine Parr

5.8
Acting

The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Je...

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

as Joan Willoughby

5.4
Acting

During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifi...

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

as Princess Flavia

6.8
Acting

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king ...

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

as Lygia

7.1
Acting

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadershi...

Rome, the Eternal City

Rome, the Eternal City

1951

as Self

Acting

A Traveltalk style documentary look at Rome.

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1950

as Elizabeth Curtis

6.5
Acting

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being p...

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

1950

as Alison Kirbe

5.0
Acting

A woman in London unexpectedly inherits a Texas ranching fortune, and takes a transatlantic voyage to collect her fortune, not suspecting two men aboa...

Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

1949

as Evelyn Boult

6.5
Acting

Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1947

as Nona Tybar

6.6
Acting

The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friend...

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947

as Kay Dorrance

6.9
Acting

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

as Sister Clodagh

7.5
Acting

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed...

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

as Bridie Quilty

6.3
Acting

Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits h...

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

1945

as Catherine Wilson

6.6
Acting

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

as Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Angela "Johnny" Cannon

7.5
Acting

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered ...

The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

1942

as Kari Alstad

5.6
Acting

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat ...

Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

1942

as Mary Brodie

5.9
Acting

The year is 1880. On the outskirts of the fictional small Scottish town of Levenford there stands a strange building, half cottage, half castle, embra...

Penn of Pennsylvania

Penn of Pennsylvania

1942

as Gulielma Maria Springett

5.3
Acting

Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Hen...

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole

1941

as Sally

5.5
Acting

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally c...

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941

as Jenny Hill

6.7
Acting

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvat...