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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Acting

Born: February 19, 1911Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

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
The Trouble with Merle

The Trouble with Merle

Self

2002

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

Self

1993
Interval

Interval

Serena Moore

1973
The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

1969
Hotel

Hotel

The Duchess Caroline

1967
The Oscar

The Oscar

Merle Oberon

1966
Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire

Katherine Beckmann

1963
The Price of Fear

The Price of Fear

Jessica Warren

1956
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

Dorothy Donnelly

1954
Désirée

Désirée

Empress Josephine

1954
All Is Possible in Granada

All Is Possible in Granada

Margaret Faulson

1954
24 Hours of a Woman's Life

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

Linda Venning

1952
Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Elizabeth Rockwell

1952
Pardon My French

Pardon My French

Elizabeth Rockwell

1951
Berlin Express

Berlin Express

Lucienne

1948
Night Song

Night Song

Cathy Mallory

1948
Temptation

Temptation

Ruby

1946
Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

Delarai

1946
This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

Karin Touzac

1945
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

George Sand

1945
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

Leslie Calvin

1944
The Lodger

The Lodger

Kitty Langley

1944
First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage

Nicole Larsen

1943
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Merle Oberon

1943
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Marjorie Ismay

1943
Lydia

Lydia

Lydia MacMillan

1941
Affectionately Yours

Affectionately Yours

Sue Mayberry

1941
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Jill Baker

1941
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

Self

1940
'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

Joan Ames

1940
The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

Mrs. Richardson

1939
Over the Moon

Over the Moon

Jane Benson

1939
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

1939
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

Mary Smith

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

1938
The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X

Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

1938
I, Claudius

I, Claudius

Messalina

1937
Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

Helen Drummond

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936
These Three

These Three

Karen Wright

1936
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

Kitty Vane

1935
Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

Baroness Genevieve Cassini

1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Lady Marguerite Blakeney

1934
The Broken Melody

The Broken Melody

Germaine Brissard

1934
The Battle

The Battle

Mitsuko Yorisaka

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn

1933
For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike

Bit Part

1932
Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

Miss Hutchinson

1932
Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

Ysobel d'Aunay

1932
Aren't We All?

Aren't We All?

Bit Part

1932

Ebb Tide

(uncredited)

1932
Service for Ladies

Service for Ladies

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

1932
Fascination

Fascination

Flower Seller

1931
Never Trouble Trouble

Never Trouble Trouble

Minor Role

1931
A Warm Corner

A Warm Corner

Bit Part (uncredited)

1930
The Three Passions

The Three Passions

Bit Part (uncredited)

1928