Deborah Kerr as Sister Clodagh in 'Black Narcissus'

Sitterback to top

• Deborah Jane Kerr (née Kerr-Trimmer) (1921-2007), Actress. Sitter in 4 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Fred Daniels (1892-1959). Artist of 67 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

Based upon the novel by Rumer Godden, Powell and Pressburger's film Black Narcissus (1947) tells the story of Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) and a group of Anglo-Catholic nuns, and the tensions that develop while living in a remote Himalayan community. This was Deborah Kerr's third film for Powell and Pressburger, having previously starred in Contraband (1940) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943).

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Fred Daniels: Cinema Portraits (28 September 2012 - 24 March 2013)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• In Character
• On display at the Gallery
• Religious imagery