Editing Deborah Kerr (section)

==Television==
Kerr experienced a career resurgence on television in the early 1980s when she played the role of the nurse (played by [[Elsa Lanchester]] in the 1957 film of the same name) in ''[[Witness for the Prosecution (1982 film)|Witness for the Prosecution]]'', with Sir [[Ralph Richardson]]. She also did ''A Song at Twilight'' (1982).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Woman of Substance, A (1984) |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1294335/index.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

She took on the role of the older Emma Harte, a [[tycoon]], in the adaptation of [[Barbara Taylor Bradford]]'s ''[[A Woman of Substance (TV series)|A Woman of Substance]]'' (1985). For this performance, Kerr was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]].<ref name="Television Academy Woman of Substance">{{cite web | title=Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance | website=Television Academy | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/barbara-taylor-bradfords-woman-substance | access-date=2024-02-16}}</ref>

Kerr rejoined old screen partner Mitchum in ''[[Reunion at Fairborough]]'' (1985). Other TV roles included ''Ann and Debbie'' (1986) and ''[[Hold the Dream]]'' (1986), the latter a sequel to ''A Woman of Substance''.<ref name="NYT 1986 Substance sequel">{{cite web | title=Sequel to 'A Woman of Substance' | website=The New York Times | date=1986-10-27 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/27/arts/sequel-to-a-woman-of-substance.html | access-date=2024-02-16}}</ref>