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

Born in Helensburgh, Scotland, in 1921, Deborah Kerr began as a ballet dancer before shifting to acting in the late 1930s. Rising from London stages to Hollywood by the 1940s, she earned six Academy Award nominations for films like From Here to Eternity (1953) and The King and I (1956). Kerr passed away in 2007, weeks before her husband, Peter Viertel, leaving behind a luminous cinematic legacy. #fblifestyle | Founding Lens

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