For the part of Sister Clodagh, director Michael Powell considered Greta Garbo. Deborah Kerr won the part, and it remains among the most confident and subtle performances of her career. It was her final film in England before relocating to Hollywood. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Celebrating Deborah Kerr born Sept 30, in 1921 - Over 50 roles incl The King & I, An Affair to Remember, From Here to Eternity, Quo Vadis, The Innocents, Heaven Knows Mr Allison, Black Narcissus, The Night of the Iguana, The Grass Is Greener, The Sundowners #botd Did You Know? She received an Honorary Oscar in 1994 after six Oscar nominations without a win http://www.classicmoviehub.com/bio/deborah-kerr/ | Classic Movie Hub

Quo Vadis 1951 🎥 Marcus Meets Lygia - Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor Returning from a military campaign abroad, General Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) discovers that a new religion has taken hold in Rome: Christianity. When Vinicius encounters Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a follower of the strange religion, he quickly becomes smitten and tries to win her affections. Lygia is reluctant due to their differing beliefs. Complicating matters is the crazed Emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov), who blames the Christia

August 25th Deborah Kerr the definition of a proper lady ending her Oscars run with a nomination for playing an Australian farmer will always amaze me as the part is unlike any other the Oscars tended to highlight her for. If there is anything you will notice about Kerr's expansive career is that her best work was largely ignored by Awards voters so The Sundowners managing to be her most adventurous nominations says more about the Academies taste in women versus the performance / film itself whi