She got her Hollywood breakthrough after 'Black Narcissus' in 1947 and went on to become one of the biggest stars in Tinseltown during the 1950s.
In the 1953 film, the actress rolls around a beach in Hawaii, locked in a passionate kiss with co-star Burt Lancaster as waves crash around them.ĭespite being Scottish, she built up an image in Hollywood as the archetypical elegant and refined England woman, although her part in 'From Here To Eternity' also hinted at more torrid depths.īorn on Septemin Helensburgh, near Glasgow in Scotland, Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer wanted to be a ballet dancer before opting for a career on the silver screen during the World War II. Nicknamed Hollywood's own 'English rose' by fans, the actress Deborah Kerr, who died Tuesday aged 86, starred in one of the most famous love scenes in movie history in 'From Here To Eternity' - reports AFP.
