Deborah Kerr
 

DEBORAH KERR
1921 – 2007
Film, Theatre &
Television Actress
Lived here



 

Born Deborah Jane Trimmer, she first stepped onto the stage at Weston’s Knightstone Pavilion in 1937.

In a glittering career in films and on TV, she went on to win six Academy Award nominations.

Deborah was born in Scotland but her family moved to Elmsleigh Road in 1938 when she became a pupil at Rossholme School.

Encouraged by an aunt and having studied drama and ballet she became a radio actress.



  She subsequently became a star of British cinema before Hollywood came calling.

In 1957, Deborah Kerr was named 'the world’s most famous actress' by Photoplay Magazine.
Plaque at 47 Elmsleigh Road. BS23 4JW