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

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's My Line?

The Oscars

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Wuthering Heights

Hallmark Hall of Fame

All Movies (57)

• The Trouble with Merle2002 · as Self
• Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One1993 · as Self
• Interval1973 · as Serena Moore
• The Epic That Never Was1969 · as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
• Hotel1967 · as The Duchess Caroline
• The Oscar1966 · as Merle Oberon
• Of Love and Desire1963 · as Katherine Beckmann
• The Price of Fear1956 · as Jessica Warren
• Deep in My Heart1954 · as Dorothy Donnelly
• Désirée1954 · as Empress Josephine
• All Is Possible in Granada1954 · as Margaret Faulson
• 24 Hours of a Woman's Life1952 · as Linda Venning
• Dans la vie tout s'arrange1952 · as Elizabeth Rockwell
• Pardon My French1951 · as Elizabeth Rockwell
• Berlin Express1948 · as Lucienne Mirbeau
• Night Song1948 · as Cathy Mallory
• Temptation1946 · as Ruby
• Night in Paradise1946 · as Delarai
• This Love of Ours1945 · as Karin Touzac
• A Song to Remember1945 · as George Sand
• Dark Waters1944 · as Leslie Calvin
• The Lodger1944 · as Kitty Langley
• First Comes Courage1943 · as Nicole Larsen
• Stage Door Canteen1943 · as Merle Oberon
• Forever and a Day1943 · as Marjorie Ismay
• Lydia1941 · as Lydia MacMillan
• Affectionately Yours1941 · as Sue Mayberry
• That Uncertain Feeling1941 · as Jill Baker
• Breakdowns of 19401940 · as Self
• 'Til We Meet Again1940 · as Joan Ames
• The Lion Has Wings1939 · as Mrs. Richardson
• Over the Moon1939 · as Jane Benson
• Wuthering Heights1939 · as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Mary Smith
• Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
• The Divorce of Lady X1938 · as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
• I, Claudius1937 · as Messalina
• Beloved Enemy1936 · as Helen Drummond
• Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936 · as Self
• These Three1936 · as Karen Wright
• The Dark Angel1935 · as Kitty Vane
• Folies Bergère de Paris1935 · as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
• The Scarlet Pimpernel1934 · as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
• The Broken Melody1934 · as Germaine Brissard
• The Battle1934 · as Mitsuko Yorisaka
• The Private Life of Don Juan1934 · as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
• The Private Life of Henry VIII1933 · as Anne Boleyn
• For the Love of Mike1932 · as Bit Part
• Wedding Rehearsal1932 · as Miss Hutchinson
• Men of Tomorrow1932 · as Ysobel d'Aunay
• Aren't We All?1932 · as Bit Part
• Ebb Tide1932 · as (uncredited)
• Service for Ladies1932 · as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
• Fascination1931 · as Flower Seller
• Never Trouble Trouble1931 · as Minor Role
• A Warm Corner1930 · as Bit Part (uncredited)
• The Three Passions1928 · as Bit Part (uncredited)

All TV Shows (16)

• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The DuPont Show of the Week1961 · as Self
• Assignment Foreign Legion1956
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Self - Guest Host
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Self - Guest Host / Lucille
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Mata Hari
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Martha
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Margot Sterling
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Carol
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Self - Host / Marian Thorne
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self