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Merle Oberon
Actor, Producer
Born February 19, 1911Died November 23, 1979 (68 years)
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.
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
| 1973 | Interval · as Serena Moore |
| 1967 | Hotel · as The Duchess Caroline |
| 1965 | The Epic That Never Was · as Interviewee / Messalina (archive Footage) |
| 1963 | Of Love and Desire · as Katherine Beckmann |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Jessica Warren |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as Dorothy Donnelly |
| 1954 | Désirée · as Empress Josephine |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Maggie Cutler |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mata Hari |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Allison Brent |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1952 | Affair in Monte Carlo · as Linda Venning |
| 1948 | Berlin Express · as Lucienne |
| 1947 | Night Song · as Cathy Mallory |
| 1946 | Temptation · as Ruby |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise · as Delarai |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours · as Karin Touzac |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember · as George Sand |
| 1944 | Dark Waters · as Leslie Calvin |
| 1944 | The Lodger · as Kitty Langley |
| 1943 | First Comes Courage · as Nicole Larsen |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Marjorie Ismay |
| 1941 | Lydia · as Lydia Macmillan |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Sue Mayberry |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling · as Jill Baker |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again · as Joan Ames |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings · as Mrs. Richardson |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights · as Catherine 'cathy' Earnshaw Linton |
| 1939 | Over the Moon · as Jane Benson |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady · as Mary Smith |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X · as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy · as Helen Drummond |
| 1936 | These Three · as Karen Wright |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel · as Kitty Vane |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris · as Baroness Genevieve Cassini |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel · as Lady Marguerite Blakeney |
| 1934 | Vagabond Violinist · as Germaine Brissard |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan · as Antonita, A Dancer Of Passionate Temperament |
| 1934 | Thunder in the East · as Mitsuko Yorisaka |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII · as Anne Boleyn |
| 1932 | For the Love of Mike · as Bit Part |
| 1932 | Wedding Rehearsal · as Miss Hutchinson |
| 1932 | Reserved for Ladies · as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Fascination · as Flower Seller |
| 1931 | Never Trouble Trouble · as Minor Role |
| 1930 | A Warm Corner · as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Alf's Button · as Bit Part |
| 1930 | The W Plan · as Woman At Cafe Table |
| 1928 | The Three Passions · as Bit Part (uncredited) |