Deborah Kerr, six time Oscar nominee and star of From Here To Eternity, has taken her Final Taxi at the age of 86.

Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Scotland,  she was signed by MGM in 1947 and went on to be a major star counting Robert Mitchum, David Niven, Stewart Granger and Spencer Tracy among her leading men.

Her first Oscar nomination was for the 1949 film Edward, My Son. There followed nominations for From Here To Eternity (1953), The King And I (1956), Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (1957), Separate Tables (1958) and The Sundowners (1960). She holds the record for the most best actress nominations without a win.