Deborah Kerr

Legendary actress, Deborah Kerr, was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer on Sep 30, 1921 in Helensburgh, UK. Kerr died at the age of 86 on Oct 16, 2007 in Botesdale, Suffolk .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Kerr was nominated for six Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award. However she won one Honorary Oscar Award in 1993 in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances .

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1949	Best Actress	Edward, My Son (1949)	Evelyn Boult	Nominated
1953	Best Actress	From Here to Eternity (1953)	Karen Holmes	Nominated
1956	Best Actress	The King and I (1956)	Anna	Nominated
1957	Best Actress	Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)	Sister Angela	Nominated
1958	Best Actress	Separate Tables (1958)	Sibyl Railton-Bell	Nominated
1960	Best Actress	The Sundowners (1960)	Ida Carmody	Nominated

Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)

Year	Award	Description
1993	Honorary Award	in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Deborah Kerr's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #112 on Mar 22, 1956.

10 Things You May Not Know About

By Stephen Reginald on Oct 5, 2017 From Classic Movie Man

10 Things You May Not Know About (1921 – 2007) is perhaps best remembered as portraying proper British ladies on the screen, but she had quite a range as an actress. She appeared in comedies, dramas, and musicals with ease. 1. Kerr first trained to be a ballet d... Read full article

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I See a Dark Stranger (1946) with and Trevor Howard

By Orson De Welles on Jul 7, 2016 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! Some could say that 1946’s I See a Dark Stranger (released in the US as The Adventuress) is a gem in the rough.  And perhaps in some ways they’d be right, especially if they’re talking about the earlier portions of the film. Gluing the experience together is starring as Brid... Read full article

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The Making of an Anti-Damsel: in "Vacation from Marriage"

By Caftan Woman on Aug 16, 2015 From Caftan Woman

Movies Silently and The Last Drive-In urge us to think of the "anti-damsel", empowered ladies of silent and classic film. Here is where all the inspiring females hang out. It is not enough to say that Robert and Catherine Wilson, the lead characters in 1945s Vacation from Marriage, directed by Al... Read full article

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and Cary Grant

By Amanda Garrett on Feb 27, 2015 From Old Hollywood Films

Cary Grant and are one of old Hollywood's best screen teams thanks to their performances in the romantic classic, An Affair to Remember (1957). The duo made two other films together The Dream Wife (1953) and The Grass is Greener (1960). Cary Grant and 's first onscreen... Read full article

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Round 4 results: DORIS DAY edges in a thrilling match, everything else is a blow-out

By monty on Mar 28, 2014 From All Good Things

The Sweet Sixteen Round has come to a close and out of the 8 matches only one had any real drama. In one of the best matches all tourney so far, Doris Day and traded blows all week long with multiple lead changes to see Doris finally escape with a one vote win 38-37. In the other 50's e... Read full article

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