Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

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Deborah Kerr CBE (born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer; 30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007) was a Scottish-born film, theater and television actress. During her career, she won a Golden Globe for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the motion picture The King and I (1956) and the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance as Laura Reynolds in the play [Tea and Sympathy]] (a role she originated on Broadway). She was also a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.

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Deborah Kerr was born on Friday, 30 September 1921 in Helensburgh, Scotland. Her full name at birth was Deborah Jane Trimmer. She was best known as an actress. Kerr's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. She died on Tuesday, 16 October 2007 in Suffolk, England, UK at the age of 86. She is buried at Alfold Cemetery, Alfold, Nr.Guildford, Surrey, England. Deborah attended high school at Northumberland House, Clifton, Bristol, England. She was 5' 7" (170 cm) tall with a slim build. She had blue eyes and red hair (color). Her net worth was reported to be $10,000,000 US dollars. Her zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Full name at birth
Deborah Jane Trimmer
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Claim to fame
From Here to Eternity
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Date of birth
30 September 1921
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Place of birth
Helensburgh, Scotland
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Date of death
16 October 2007
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Age
86 (age at death)
Place of death
Suffolk, England, UK
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Cause of death
Parkinson`s Disease
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Alfold Cemetery, Alfold, Nr.Guildford, Surrey, England
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Actress
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5' 7" (170 cm)
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Net worth
$10,000,000 USD
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High school
Northumberland House, Clifton, Bristol, England
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  • Originally when filming began on Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), her co-star Robert Mitchum worried that Kerr would be like the prim characters she frequently played. However, after she swore at director John Huston during one take, Mitchum, who was in the water, almost drowned laughing. The two stars went on to have an enduring friendship which lasted until Mitchum's death in 1997.
  • She is the great-aunt of Benjamin Viertel.
  • In Italy, almost all of her films were dubbed by either Lidia Simoneschi or Renata Marini. She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, Andreina Pagnani and once by Gemma Griarotti in Quo Vadis (1951).
  • Her surname is pronounced "car", not "kerr".
  • Her last public appearance was in 1994 when she was awarded an honorary Oscar after six failed nominations over the years. Miss Kerr, along with Thelma Ritter, is one of the few actresses to have received six nominations and not to have won an Oscar. On Oscar evening, Glenn Close presented a special tribute to her work, the Oscar audience watched clips of her films to music. Miss Kerr then appeared from behind the screen, obviously frail, in a blue pastel trouser suit and received a standing ovation from her peers. A life-long shy woman, Miss Kerr said, "I have never been so terrified in my life, but I feel better now because I know that I am among friends. Thank you for giving me a happy life." Following this, there was another standing ovation and Miss Kerr left the stage, which was to become her last official goodbye to Hollywood.

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