Deborah Kerr - Queen of Hollywood: 5 best films with her participation.

The queen of romantic melodramas and the star of the golden times of Hollywood are all Deborah Kerr. Exceptional actor's talent, femininity and warm, classical beauty brought her fame and success in the world of cinematography. Movies with her participation are remembered and loved to this day.

Deborah Kerr: Biography

The future star was born in 1921 on September 30 in the town of Helensburgh (Scotland). She was the most adult child and the only daughter in the family. Her career in art, she originally decided to associate with the ballet and even some time performed in the London Theater. However, later she was attracted to acting, in connection with which she entered the drama school in the city of Bristol.

The debut role on the screen was insignificant and hardly noticeable, her name was not even mentioned in the credits - it was the 1940 film "Smuggling". Attention to his person Deborah Kerr attracted the participation in the film "Black Narcissus", which was published in 1947. Psychological drama has gained popularity not only in the UK, but also in the US, in connection with which the Hollywood producers turned their attention to the actress. Aristocratic and strict appearance determined in part its role. It was she who became the embodiment of English restraint and intelligence on the screens in the form in which it was represented by American viewers. In 1949, she was first nominated for the cinematic award "Oscar" as the best actress of the year for her role in the film "Edward, My Son".

Deborah Kerr: personal life

The actress was married twice. For the first time, her choice was Anthony Bartley - commander of the Royal Air Force. They were married in 1945, the same year their first daughter Melanie was born, and two years later - Francesca. However, the marriage was not successful. Frequent tours and constant filming of his wife irritated her husband, and eventually the couple divorced in 1959. But with her second choice, Deborah Kerr lived until her death. In 1960, she married the writer Peter Wilter (pictured). Their family history did not last just three years before the half-century boundary. The actress died in Suffolk County at the age of 86 in 2007, and her husband died three weeks later.

We offer you a selection of films with D. Kerr, for the roles in which she was nominated for an Oscar. All of them are rightfully considered pearls not only for her career, but for the world cinema as a whole.

"From now on and on forevermore"

The tape is rightfully included in one hundred of the best melodramas of American production according to AFI version and is a classic of "black and white" Hollywood. The film tells about the peaceful and quiet everyday life of soldiers in Pearl Harbor before the Japanese attacked them. Deborah Kerr (photo from the movie above) plays one of the main roles along with Bert Lancaster. The romantic scene on the Hawaiian beach is recognized as one of the best in the world cinema.

"The King and I"

A musical film of 1956, based on the eponymous musical, based on the book "Anna and the King of Siam" Margaret Landon. A touching romantic story of a simple teacher and monarch. She came to a tropical country to teach the children of the king, but the worldviews of the two civilizations are often completely opposite and contradictory. Teaching children, the Englishwoman Anna, whose role is played by Deborah Kerr, imperceptibly becomes an agreeable companion and partly adviser to King Siam.

"God knows, Mr. Allison"

The film was shot in 1957 on the novel of the same name by American writer Charles Shaw. Events unfold on the Japanese island, where, after the shipwreck on the raft, Corporal Allison sailed. The secluded island, as it turned out, is not empty: he meets a nun there - sister Angela. Her haste before sailing just forgot. Forced to live in isolation, meanwhile they are quite satisfied with what is happening, until the moment when their lives are threatened by the invasion of the Japanese. And now they are hiding not only from enemies, but also from their feelings towards each other.

"At separate tables"

A dramatic black and white film of 1958. All events unfold in a small hotel, which is owned by a single woman. She tries to create comfortable conditions for each of her guests, including small tables designed for one person. All guests of the hotel are united by a common feature - loneliness. Days pass in a measured and monotonous manner. However, everything changes dramatically from the moment when a secular lioness appears in the hotel, and at the same time the wife of Major Pollock, who diligently hides his past.

"At sunset of the day"

Touching melodrama was released in the 1960s. Very successful adaptation of the book, which caused much more interest from the audience than the original source. In the center of the story is Robert Mitcham's family. Working as a shepherd, he simultaneously wishes for freedom, which borders on vagrancy, and quiet family happiness with his wife and son.

Despite the fact that Deborah Kerr, whose filmography totals fifty-two paintings (not including participation in TV series), was nominated for the prestigious Oscar six times as the best actress of the year, she could not get the coveted statuette. The award slipped away from the star at the last moment.

However, more than 30 years later, the statuette was still presented. For a major contribution to the history of not only American, but also world cinema, D. Kerr received an honorary "Oscar" in 1998, and a few earlier - the Cannes Film Festival (1984) and BAFTA special award, which became a worthy completion of a brilliant acting career. On the Walk of Fame of Hollywood there is a star numbered 1709 with the name Deborah Kerr.