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Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Scottish film and television actress
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, becoming the first person from Scotland to be nominated for any acting Oscar.Wikipedia
BornSeptember 30, 1921
HometownHillhead, United Kingdom
Height5'6" (1.68m)
SpousePeter Viertel, Tony Bartley
ChildrenFrancesca Ann Bartley, Melanie Jane Bartley
ParentsArthur Charles Kerr Trimmer, Kathleen Rose Smale
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
1h 34min
1958
88%
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1h 46min
1975
80%
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son
1h 52min
1975
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
1h 40min
1947
100%
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1h 36min
1982
100%
Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream
1986
The Assam Garden
The Assam Garden
1h 32min
1986
Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough
TV-PG
1h 53min
1985
A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance
5h
1984
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
R
2h 5min
1969
15%
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
R
1h 50min
1969
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
R
1h 32min
1968
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1h 32min
1967
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks
1h 49min
1965
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana
2h 5min
1964
75%
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden
1h 46min
1964
71%
The Innocents
The Innocents
1h 40min
1961
95%
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge
1h 39min
1961
The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener
1h 45min
1960
89%
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
2h 13min
1960
79%
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel
2h 3min
1959
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings
1h 42min
1959
The Journey
The Journey
2h 5min
1959
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1h 39min
1958
67%
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
1h 55min
2000
67%
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
1h 47min
1957
83%
Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy
2h 2min
1956
83%

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1985Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or SpecialA Woman of SubstanceNominated
1965British Academy of Film & Television ArtsBritish ActressThe Chalk GardenNominated
1962British Academy of Film & Television ArtsBritish ActressThe Sundowners (1960 film)Nominated
1961British Academy of Film & Television ArtsBritish ActressThe Sundowners (1960 film)Nominated
1959Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaSeparate Tables (film)Nominated

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