Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 19, 1911
Place of Birth:
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
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Merle Oberon
Biography
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, and she was a major leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Born and raised in British India, she began her acting career in British cinema in the early 1930s, with a breakout role in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She later moved to Hollywood, where she became an international star, earning acclaim for films such as The Dark Angel (1935), Wuthering Heights (1939), and That Uncertain Feeling (1941). Her performance as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Oberon's other notable roles included A Song to Remember (1945), Berlin Express (1948), and Désirée (1954). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that nearly ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article Merle Oberon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Trouble with Merle | Self |
| 1993 | Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One | Self |
| 1973 | Interval | Serena Moore |
| 1969 | The Epic That Never Was | Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage) |
| 1967 | Hotel | The Duchess Caroline |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Merle Oberon |
| 1963 | Of Love and Desire | Katherine Beckmann |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear | Jessica Warren |
| 1954 | Désirée | Empress Josephine |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart | Dorothy Donnelly |
| 1954 | All Is Possible in Granada | Margaret Faulson |
| 1952 | 24 Hours of a Woman's Life | Linda Venning |
| 1952 | Dans la vie tout s'arrange | Elizabeth Rockwell |
| 1951 | Pardon My French | Elizabeth Rockwell |
| 1948 | Berlin Express | Lucienne |
| 1948 | Night Song | Cathy Mallory |
| 1946 | Temptation | Ruby |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise | Delarai |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | George Sand |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours | Karin Touzac |
| 1944 | The Lodger | Kitty Langley |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Leslie Calvin |
| 1943 | First Comes Courage | Nicole Larsen |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Merle Oberon |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Marjorie Ismay |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling | Jill Baker |
| 1941 | Lydia | Lydia MacMillan |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Sue Mayberry |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Joan Ames |
| 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Mrs. Richardson |
| 1939 | Over the Moon | Jane Benson |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X | Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Mary Smith |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy | Helen Drummond |
| 1936 | These Three | Karen Wright |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel | Kitty Vane |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère | Baroness Genevieve Cassini |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Lady Marguerite Blakeney |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan | Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament |
| 1934 | The Broken Melody | Germaine Brissard |
| 1934 | The Battle | Marquise Yorisaka |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Anne Boleyn |
| 1932 | Wedding Rehearsal | Miss Hutchinson |
| 1932 | For the Love of Mike | Bit Part |
| 1932 | Aren't We All? | Bit Part |
| 1932 | Ebb Tide | (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Men of Tomorrow | Ysobel d'Aunay |
| 1932 | Service for Ladies | Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Fascination | Flower Seller |
| 1931 | Never Trouble Trouble | Minor Role |
| 1930 | A Warm Corner | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Three Passions | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Self |
| 1956 | Assignment Foreign Legion | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Mata Hari |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Self - Guest Host |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Self - Guest Host / Lucille |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Martha |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Margot Sterling |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Carol |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self - Host / Marian Thorne |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |