Deborah Kerr Net Worth
Deborah Kerr Net Worth is
$1.6 Million
Deborah Kerr Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Deborah Kerr CBE (/kɑr/; born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer; 30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007) was a Scottish-born, internationally known film, theatre 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 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.Kerr was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, but never won. In 1994, however, having already received honorary awards from the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA, she received an Academy Honorary Award with a citation recognising her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance". As well as The King and I, her films include An Affair to Remember, From Here to Eternity, Quo Vadis, The Innocents, Black Narcissus, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, King Solomon's Mines, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Sundowners and Separate Tables. | Full Name | Deborah Kerr |
| Date Of Birth | September 30, 1921, Helensburgh, United Kingdom |
| Died | October 16, 2007, Botesdale, United Kingdom |
| Place Of Birth | Helensburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Peter Viertel (m. 1960–2007), Anthony Bartley (m. 1945–1959) |
| Children | Francesca Shrapnel, Melanie Jane Bartley |
| Parents | Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer, Kathleen Rose Kerr-Trimmer |
| Siblings | Edmund Kerr-Trimmer |
| Awards | Academy Honorary Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorites, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress, BAFTA Special Award (Film) |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, BAFTA Award for Best British Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie |
| Movies | An Affair to Remember, From Here to Eternity, The King and I, Black Narcissus, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, The Innocents, Separate Tables, Quo Vadis, The Sundowners, Tea and Sympathy, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Night of the Iguana, King Solomon's Mines, Edward, My Son, The Grass Is Gree... |
| TV Shows | A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Refined and repressed characters who go through harrowing emotional experiences |
| 2 | Delicately pretty looks |
| 3 | Playing 'classic' English ladies |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Night of the Iguana (1964) | $250,000 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) | £5,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Robert Mitchum] I admire Mitchum very much for the simple reason that he happens to be a super actor and contrary to public opinion, he is the most amazingly sensitive and poetic man. |
| 2 | [on the lack of good roles for women and of good films in general] It's all economics now. With movies it's always been a tricky business combining art and finances, but when they spend 30 million dollars on ONE movie, the mind boggles. It's just absolutely ridiculous! Alost everyone seems to desire more real, more decent, more believable movies. That's why most people watch old movies on television. At the moment the sure-fire things are disaster, pornography, and violence; I suppose men fit into those categories better than women. |
| 3 | [on her marriage] We are in perfect balance. Peter is very compulsive about sports and I couldn't care less. It's his fantastic humor that I love most. |
| 4 | [on why she keeps returning to the stage] It depend on what one wants from life. If you want to make lots of money, you keep making films. But if you want to exercise your talent, you look for the challenge of the stage where you are completely exposed, with no technicians, clever cameramen, or film editors to help you. |
| 5 | [after completing her first Hollywood film, "The Hucksters"] I always wondered what it would be like. You come 6,000 miles and then, suddenly, you've done it. It's like having a tooth out. |
| 6 | I'd rather drop dead in my tracks one day than end up in a wheelchair in some nursing home watching interminable replays of The King and I (1956). |
| 7 | [on Elia Kazan] As you know, people will give their right arm, literally, and most of their blood to work with him. He's got a kind of incredible instinct with people. He's so in sympathy with all the fears and frights of actors, through having done it himself. And he's got a personal magic that gets within your very being. |
| 8 | [about her work in From Here to Eternity (1953)] I don't think anyone knew I could act until I put on a bathing suit. |
| 9 | [about her famous romantic beach scene with Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity (1953)] It had to have rocks in the distance, so the water could strike the boulders and shoot upward -- all very symbolic. The scene turned out to be deeply affecting on film, but, God, it was no fun to shoot. We had to time it for the waves, so that at just the right moment a big one would come up and wash over us. Most of the waves came up only to our feet, but we needed one that would come up all the way. We were like surfers, waiting for the perfect waves. Between each take, we had to do a total cleanup. When it was all over, we had four tons of grit in our mouths--and other places. |
| 10 | I was mad about ballet, but I grew too tall, and when I eventually realized I'd never become the second Margot Fonteyn, I auditioned for a play instead and got the part. |
| 11 | I'm almost hysterical at the thought of making people cry with joy 30-odd years after [Cary Grant] and I did our stuff. I've certainly shed tears at An Affair to Remember (1957), even though I know all the tricks of movie magic that went into it. Believe me, Cary and I knew how to kiss. When we did a love scene, we may not have been trying to swallow each other but, for those brief moments, we just loved each other. |
| 12 | [on Alan Ladd] He was awfully good in putting across what he had, in looks and in manner; he had something very attractive -- a definite film personality which he had worked very hard to perfect. |
| 13 | [on John Wayne] He's a warm, kind-hearted, loving, generous, intellectual genius. |
| 14 | When you're young, you just go banging about, but you're more sensitive as you grow older. You have higher standards of what's really good; you're fearful that you wont live up to what's expected of you. |
| 15 | [speaking in 1969] When I was under contract to MGM, with people like poor Robert Taylor and so many others, the cinema's job was solely entertainment. It filled a public need then. Now the cinema serves so many other purposes; it functions as psychiatrist, politician, message-maker, money maker and, incidentally, entertainer. But it's no good regretting that things are different. Times have to change. |
| 16 | I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes. |
| 17 | I came over here [Hollywood] to act, but it turned out all I had to do was to be high-minded, long suffering, white-gloved and decorative. |
| 18 | All the most successful people these days seem to be neurotic. Perhaps we should stop being sorry for them and start being sorry for me - for being so confounded normal. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In addition to "The king and I" (1956), Deborah Kerr's vocals in "An affair to remember" (1957) were also dubbed by Marni Nixon. |
| 2 | Suffered a miscarriage in February 1961 at 2 months pregnant with her 2nd husband Peter Viertel's baby. |
| 3 | Had 3 grandsons, Joe (b. 1976), Alexander (b. 1979) and Thomas Shrapnel (b. 1981), via her daughter Francesca. |
| 4 | Is one of 26 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being The King and I (1956). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody (1929)), Grace Moore (One Night of Love (1934)), Jean Hagen (Singin' in the Rain (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (Torch Song (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Rita Moreno (West Side Story (1961)), Gladys Cooper (My Fair Lady (1964)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) and Victor Victoria (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)), Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music (1965)), Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl (1968)), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Ann-Margret (Tommy (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor Victoria (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge! (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls (2006)), Penélope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables (2012)), and Meryl Streep (Into the Woods (2014)). |
| 5 | William Wyler said, I still think of Audrey Hepburn as the princess but Deborah Kerr as the queen. |
| 6 | When she appeared in "The Corn Is Green" in 1985, Kerr suffered from a case of stage fright and consequently received some of her most disappointing reviews. |
| 7 | Kerr's Aunt, Phyllis Smale taught drama and elocution and was the primary influence in the actress's life in introducing her to the theatrical arts. |
| 8 | Kerr has said that three of her films posed a "special challenges for her. Included are "From Here to Eternity," "Edward, My Son," and "The Innocents.". |
| 9 | Kerr wanted to play in "The African Queen" very badly, but MGM boss refused to loan her because she had just appeared in "King Solomon's Mines," which also has an African locale. |
| 10 | Is one of four Scottish actors to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are Mary Ure, Tom Conti and Sean Connery. As of 2011 Sean Connery is the only one to have won an Academy Award (for his performance in The Untouchables (1987)). |
| 11 | Daughter-in-law of Salka Viertel and Berthold Viertel. |
| 12 | Received one of the longest standing ovations of all Honorary Oscar-recipients when she was awarded with an Honorary Oscar for her body of work in 1994. |
| 13 | Deborah Kerr, her husband Peter Viertel and her biographer Eric Braun all died within the space of five weeks in the fall of 2007. All were aged 86. |
| 14 | She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture. |
| 15 | Born to Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer, a World War I veteran pilot who became a naval architect and civil engineer, and his wife Kathleen Rose Smale, she was originally trained to be a ballet dancer. |
| 16 | Her aunt Phyllis Smale, running the Hicks-Smale Drama School in Bristol, became her first acting coach. |
| 17 | Patron of the National Society of Clean Air and Enviromental Protection in Britain from 1992 until her death in 2007. |
| 18 | Her signature in cement for Graumans Chinese Theater in Hollywood was actually cast on the set of The King and I (1956) and not at the theater. |
| 19 | Her surname is pronounced "car", not "care". |
| 20 | Lived in Switzerland and Spain after retiring from acting, but returned to England to be with her family when her Parkinson's disease worsened. |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | Was romantically involved with Burt Lancaster while filming From Here to Eternity (1953). |
| 23 | 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). |
| 24 | She is the great-aunt of Benjamin Viertel. |
| 25 | When she was a young girl, she had a strict "Victorian" grandmother who made her lie on her back, on the floor, for long periods of time, in order to "straighten her back" and ensure good posture. |
| 26 | Her brother Ted Trimmer was killed in a road-rage incident at the age of 78 (August 2004). |
| 27 | She is mother-in-law of actor John Shrapnel, who married her daughter, Francesca Shrapnel. She is, thus, also the grandmother of writer Joe Shrapnel and actors Lex Shrapnel & Tom Shrapnel. |
| 28 | Maureen O'Hara was originally meant to play her role in The King and I (1956), but Yul Brynner specifically asked for Deborah. |
| 29 | Joan Crawford was originally meant to play her role in From Here to Eternity (1953), but when she insisted on shooting the film with her own cameraman, the studio balked. They decided to take a chance and cast Ms. Kerr, who then was struggling with her ladylike stereotype, to play the adulterous military wife who has an affair with Burt Lancaster. The casting worked and Ms. Kerr's career thereafter enjoyed a new, sexier versatility. |
| 30 | Suffered from Parkinson's disease. |
| 31 | Her singing voice was dubbed by Marni Nixon in The King and I (1956). |
| 32 | Has two daughters from her marriage to Anthony C. Bartley: Melanie Jane Bartley (born December 27, 1947) and Francesca Anne Bartley (born December 18, 1951). Bartley was a WWII Royal Air Force squadron leader. |
| 33 | Awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997/8 New Years Honours List. |
| 34 | 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, and 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, her exit becoming her last official goodbye to Hollywood. Ironically, Close herself has since equaled Kerr and Ritter's record, receiving six nominations with - so far - no wins. |
| 35 | Similar to her losing streak at the Oscars, Deborah was finally awarded a BAFTA "Special Award" in 1991 after being nominated four times. She did, however, win the New York Film Critics Award three times and the Golden Globe Award for The King and I (1956). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hold the Dream | 1986 | TV Movie | Emma Harte |
| Ann and Debbie | 1986 | TV Movie | Ann |
| The Assam Garden | 1985 | Helen | |
| Reunion at Fairborough | 1985 | TV Movie | Sally Wells Grant |
| A Woman of Substance | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Emma Harte |
| Witness for the Prosecution | 1982 | TV Movie | Nurse Plimsoll |
| BBC2 Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Carlotta Gray |
| The Arrangement | 1969 | Florence Anderson | |
| The Gypsy Moths | 1969 | Elizabeth Brandon | |
| Prudence and the Pill | 1968 | Prudence Hardcastle | |
| Casino Royale | 1967 | Agent Mimi (Alias Lady Fiona) | |
| Eye of the Devil | 1966 | Catherine de Montfaucon | |
| Marriage on the Rocks | 1965 | Valerie Edwards | |
| The Night of the Iguana | 1964 | Hannah Jelkes | |
| The Chalk Garden | 1964 | Miss Madrigal | |
| ITV Play of the Week | 1963 | TV Series | Moira |
| The Innocents | 1961 | Miss Giddens | |
| The Naked Edge | 1961 | Martha Radcliffe | |
| The Grass Is Greener | 1960 | Lady Hilary Rhyall | |
| The Sundowners | 1960 | Ida Carmody | |
| Beloved Infidel | 1959 | Sheilah Graham | |
| Count Your Blessings | 1959 | Grace Allingham | |
| The Journey | 1959 | Diana Ashmore | |
| Separate Tables | 1958 | Sibyl Railton-Bell | |
| Bonjour Tristesse | 1958 | Anne Larson | |
| An Affair to Remember | 1957 | Terry McKay | |
| Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | 1957 | Sister Angela | |
| Tea and Sympathy | 1956 | Laura Reynolds | |
| The King and I | 1956 | Anna Leonowens | |
| The Proud and Profane | 1956 | Lee Ashley | |
| The End of the Affair | 1955 | Sarah Miles | |
| From Here to Eternity | 1953 | Karen Holmes | |
| Dream Wife | 1953 | Effie | |
| Young Bess | 1953 | Catherine Parr | |
| Julius Caesar | 1953 | Portia | |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | 1952 | Princess Flavia | |
| Thunder in the East | 1951 | Joan Willoughby | |
| Quo Vadis | 1951 | Lygia | |
| King Solomon's Mines | 1950 | Elizabeth Curtis | |
| Please Believe Me | 1950 | Alison Kirbe | |
| Edward, My Son | 1949 | Evelyn Boult | |
| If Winter Comes | 1947 | Nona Tybar | |
| The Hucksters | 1947 | Kay Dorrance | |
| Black Narcissus | 1947 | Sister Clodagh | |
| I See a Dark Stranger | 1946 | Bridie Quilty | |
| Vacation from Marriage | 1945 | Cathy Wilson | |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | 1943 | Edith Hunter / Barbara Wynne / Johnny Cannon | |
| The Avengers | 1942 | Kari Alstad | |
| A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle | 1942 | Mary Brodie | |
| Courageous Mr. Penn | 1942 | Gulielma Maria Springett | |
| Love on the Dole | 1941 | Sally Hardcastle | |
| Major Barbara | 1941 | Jenny Hill | |
| Blackout | 1940 | Cigarette Girl (scenes deleted) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Getting to Know You" - uncredited | |
| An Affair to Remember | 1957 | "An Affair to Remember Our Love Affair" / performer: "Continué", "The Tiny Scout He Knows You Inside Out", "Tomorrow Land", "You Make It Easy To Be True" | |
| The King and I | 1956 | performer: "I Whistle A Happy Tune" 1951, "Hello, Young Lovers" 1951, "Getting To Know You" 1951, "Shall We Dance" 1951 - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | 2002 | TV Special documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest Movie Love Scenes | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Backstory | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Honorary Award Recipient |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | 1991 | Documentary | Herself |
| Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | 1991 | Documentary | Herself |
| The1990 European Film Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Film '72 | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS Early Morning News | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Favourite Supporting Actress in Motion Picture |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Second Annual West End Theatre Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964-1975 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| Grosse Fische, kleine Fische | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Parkinson | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 26th Annual Tony Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Host |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Actress |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Sky Divers | 1969 | Documentary short | Herself |
| The 37th Annual Academy Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Writing Awards |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| On the Trail of the Iguana | 1964 | Short documentary | Herself |
| Les échos du cinéma | 1961 | TV Series short | Herself |
| Small World | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| On Location with the Sundowners | 1960 | Documentary short | Herself - Actress in 'The Sundowners' |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Recipient |
| The 29th Annual Academy Awards | 1957 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Writing Awards |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Jimmy Fund, Deborah Kerr | 1956 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1954 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress |
| The 26th Annual Academy Awards | 1954 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role (in New York) |
| What's My Line? | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest |
| Birthday | 1954 | Documentary short | Herself - Narrator |
| Rome, the Eternal City | 1951 | Documentary short | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbo | 2015 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Secret Voices of Hollywood | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Too Young to Die | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Catherine de Montfaucon |
| Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Anna Leonowens |
| Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | 2010 | Documentary | Sister Clodagh (uncredited) |
| The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Memorial Tribute |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
| 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| 20 to 1 | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Karen Holmes |
| 20 heures le journal | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Getaway | 2005 | TV Series | Karen Holmes |
| American Masters | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Au plus près du paradis | 2002 | Terry McKay from film 'An Affair to Remember' (uncredited) | |
| Hollywood Remembers | 2000 | TV Series documentary | |
| Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | 2000 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Lady with the Torch | 1999 | Documentary | Herself |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | 1997 | Documentary | Herself (with Sinatra) (uncredited) |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Empire of the Censors | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Anna Leonowens |
| 100 Years at the Movies | 1994 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| The Best of the Don Lane Show | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
| America at the Movies | 1976 | Documentary | Karen Holmes |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Costa del Sol malagueña | 1972 | Documentary short | Herself |
| All Eyes on Sharon Tate | 1967 | Documentary short | Catherine de Montfaucon |
| Film Preview | 1966 | TV Series | Mary Brodie |
| Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase | 1965 | Documentary short | |
| The Love Goddesses | 1965 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1955 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | 1951 | Documentary | |
| Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership | 1949 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Honorary Award | Academy Awards, USA | An artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has ... More | |
| 1991 | Special Award | BAFTA Awards | ||
| 1986 | BFI Fellowship | British Film Institute Awards | ||
| 1984 | Festival Trophy | Cannes Film Festival | For her body of work. | |
| 1960 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | The Sundowners (1960) |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 1709 Vine Street. |
| 1959 | Henrietta Award | Golden Globes, USA | World Film Favorite - Female | |
| 1959 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1957 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) |
| 1957 | Most Popular Female Star | Photoplay Awards | ||
| 1957 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical | The King and I (1956) |
| 1956 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Most Cooperative Actress | |
| 1947 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Black Narcissus (1947) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) | The Assam Garden (1985) |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | A Woman of Substance (1984) |
| 1965 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actress | The Chalk Garden (1964) |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Female Star | 10th place. |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Dramatic Performance, Female | The Night of the Iguana (1964) |
| 1964 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Star | 12th place. |
| 1962 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actress | The Sundowners (1960) |
| 1961 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Star | 11th place. |
| 1961 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Female Dramatic Performance | The Sundowners (1960) |
| 1961 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Sundowners (1960) |
| 1960 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Star | 11th place. |
| 1959 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Star | 11th place. |
| 1959 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Dramatic Performance | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1959 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama | Separate Tables (1958) |
| 1958 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Star | 8th place. |
| 1958 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) |
| 1958 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actress | Tea and Sympathy (1956) |
| 1957 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The King and I (1956) |
| 1956 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best British Actress | The End of the Affair (1955) |
| 1954 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | From Here to Eternity (1953) |
| 1950 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Edward, My Son (1949) |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress | Edward, My Son (1949) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | The King and I (1956) |
| 1946 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) |
Known for movies
The King and I (1956)
as Anna Leonowens
From Here to Eternity (1953)
as Karen Holmes
Black Narcissus (1947)
as Sister Clodagh
The Innocents (1961)
as Miss Giddens