Deborah Kerr hangs up her dancing shoes

Actress Deborah Kerr has died at the age of 86, from the effects of Parkinson's disease.

The flame-haired British actress was best known for her starring role in The King and I.

Deborah was born in Scotland in September 1921, and worked as a ballet dancer before switching to acting.

Her breakthrough role was playing a nun in Black Narcissus (1947) -- although she also played a foxy Bond Girl in the original Casino Royale (1967).

She was appointed a Commander of the British Empire in 1998 and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1709 Vine Street.


And for people who like to watch, a clip from her most famous role (promo still above) as fiesty schoolteacher Anna, playing opposite Yul Brynner as the King of Siam, in The King and I:


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