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Deborah Jane Trimmer [1] CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr ( / kɑːr / ), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first person from Scotland to be nominated for any acting Oscar.
Deborah Kerr. Actress: The King and I. Born Deborah Jane Trimmer in Glasgow, Scotland in 1921, she was the daughter of a soldier who had been gassed in World War I. A shy, insecure child, she found an outlet for expressing her feelings in acting.
Deborah Kerr. Actress: The King and I. Born Deborah Jane Trimmer in Glasgow, Scotland in 1921, she was the daughter of a soldier who had been gassed in World War I. A shy, insecure child, she found an outlet for expressing her feelings in acting.
May 30, 2024 · Deborah Kerr, British film and stage actress known for the poise and serenity she exhibited in portraying complex characters. Her notable movies included From Here to Eternity, The King and I, and An Affair to Remember. Learn more about Kerr’s life and career.
Jan 14, 2022 · This British beauty made a living playing prim and proper school teachers, nuns, and princesses. Deborah Kerr, however, longed for roles that would allow her to let her hair down. Well, when she found herself dressed only in a bikini and cavorting in the waves with a hunky Burt Lancaster, her career changed forever.
Oct 18, 2007 · Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood’s most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer’s unhappy wife in “From Here to Eternity” and danced with the Siamese monarch in “The King and I,”...
Oct 18, 2007 · Actress Deborah Kerr, known for classics such as "From Here to Eternity" and "An Affair to Remember," died at the age of 86. She was remembered for some of cinema's most tear-inducing scenes.
Oct 18, 2007 · Deborah Kerr, the flame-tressed beauty who was one of the most luminous stars of her time, is dead at 86. A victim of Parkinson’s disease, she died Tuesday in Suffolk, England, where she had moved from her longtime home in Switzerland to be near her daughters and grandchildren.
Oct 16, 2007 · 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.
Sep 30, 2021 · Across her filmography but also within many of her individual roles, Kerr embodied the key conundrum of mid-twentieth-century womanhood: the eternal battle between desire and decency, passion and propriety, personal fulfillment and the dictates of a respectable life.
