Her most memorable roles include a determined nun working to establish a school in the Himalayas in Black Narcissus (1947), an errant wife who finds romance on the sand in From Here to Eternity (1953) and a widowed schoolmarm in The King and I (1956), for which she won a Golden Globe Award. She also garnered an Emmy nomination for her work in "A Woman of Substance" (1984).
Kerr holds the record among leading actresses for the most consecutive Oscar nominations without a win -- six -- although she did eventually earn an honorary statuette in 1994. She died on Oct. 16, 2007, at the age of 86.
The InnocentsOscar-winning cinematographer Freddie Francis frames this creepy supernatural thriller adapted from Henry's James's novella The Turn of the Screw. When a young governess (Deborah Kerr) accepts a position supervising a girl and her brother in a lonely old house, she begins seeing things -- and... Read More
Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonHiding from the Japanese on an island on the Pacific Ocean, a Marine (Robert Mitchum) and an Irish nun (Deborah Kerr) search for food, shelter and help while trying to avoid the burgeoning attraction that exists between them. Director John Huston elicits amazing performances for a movie that... Read More
Black NarcissusSecular matters consume five missionary nuns who head to the Himalayas to establish an Anglican school. In the meantime, the quintet's leader (Deborah Kerr) must grapple with the envy of one nun (Kathleen Byron), the bitterness of a man (David Farrar) and the cruelty of the elements. The film... Read More
King Solomon's MinesHired by Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr) to find her husband -- who disappeared during a hunt for King Solomon's legendary diamond mines -- daring explorer Allan Quatermaine (Stewart Granger) leads a search party on a safari through Africa. Along the way, he successfully evades capture by the... Read More
The SundownersSet in 1920s Australia, this Western-style drama stars Robert Mitchum as an Irish sheep drover who finds his nomadic lifestyle at odds with his family's desire to put down roots. Born to roam, Paddy Carmody (Mitchum) reluctantly agrees to settle down. But how long before the call of the frontier... Read More
The Noel Coward Collection (2007) | NR | |
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The Gypsy Moths (1969) | R | |
The Arrangement (1969) | R | |
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Marriage on the Rocks (1965) | NR | |
The Night of the Iguana (1964) | NR | |
The Innocents (1961) | NR | |
The Grass Is Greener (1960) | NR | |
The Sundowners (1960) | NR | |
Separate Tables (1958) | NR | |
Bonjour Tristesse (1958) | NR | |
An Affair to Remember (1957) | NR | |
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) | NR | |
The Proud and the Profane (1956) | NR | |
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The End of the Affair (1955) | NR | |
From Here to Eternity (1953) | NR | |
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Thunder in the East (1952) | NR | |
Quo Vadis (1951) | NR | |
King Solomon's Mines (1950) | NR | |
Black Narcissus (1947) | NR | |
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) | NR | |
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Major Barbara (1941) | NR | |
Love on the Dole (1941) | NR | |
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