Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr(/kɑːr/), was a Scottish film, theatre and television actress. During her international film career, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical film The King and I (1956) and a Sarah Siddons Award for her performance as Laura Reynolds in the play Tea and Sympathy (a role she originated on Broadway). She was also a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.