Deborah Kerr her long-time friend Robert Mitchum; a mama's girl in "Separate Tables" (1958) opposite David Niven; and a governess in both "The Chalk Garden" (1964) and "The Innocents" (1961) where she plays a governess tormented by apparitions. She also portrayed an earthy Australian sheep-herder's wife in "The Sundowners" (1960) and appeared as lustful and beautiful screen enchantresses in both "Beloved Infidel" (1959) and "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958). Among her most famous roles were Anna Leonowens in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I" (1956); and opposite Cary Grant as his shipboard romantic interest Terry McKay in
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders her true love, and she and Jemmy have a shipboard wedding. Kim Novak took a three-year break from motion pictures after this film, though her 1965 scenes in "Eye of the Devil" were deleted and reshot with Deborah Kerr. She returned to the screen in 1968's "The Legend of Lylah Clare". Co-stars Novak and Richard Johnson married in March 1965. The lead role was originally considered for Diane Cilento, who had gathered critical acclaim from her role in "Tom Jones", but she had other commitments. Had Cilento appeared in the film, Sean Connery would have played the male lead. The