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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230958
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Filmography (Movies)
The Trouble with Merle
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2002
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/1993
Interval
Character:Serena Moore
Release Date:15/06/1973
The Epic That Never Was
Character:Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Release Date:19/09/1969
Hotel
Character:The Duchess Caroline
Release Date:19/01/1967
The Oscar
Character:Merle Oberon
Release Date:04/03/1966
Of Love and Desire
Character:Katherine Beckmann
Release Date:11/09/1963
The Price of Fear
Character:Jessica Warren
Release Date:13/03/1956
Deep in My Heart
Character:Dorothy Donnelly
Release Date:09/12/1954
Désirée
Character:Empress Josephine
Release Date:16/11/1954
All Is Possible in Granada
Character:Margaret Faulson
Release Date:08/03/1954
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Character:Linda Venning
Release Date:10/09/1952
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
Character:Elizabeth Rockwell
Release Date:01/08/1952
Pardon My French
Character:Elizabeth Rockwell
Release Date:10/08/1951
Berlin Express
Character:Lucienne
Release Date:01/05/1948
Night Song
Character:Cathy Mallory
Release Date:20/01/1948
Temptation
Character:Ruby
Release Date:02/12/1946
Night in Paradise
Character:Delarai
Release Date:03/05/1946
This Love of Ours
Character:Karin Touzac
Release Date:02/11/1945
A Song to Remember
Character:George Sand
Release Date:19/01/1945
Dark Waters
Character:Leslie Calvin
Release Date:21/11/1944
The Lodger
Character:Kitty Langley
Release Date:19/01/1944
First Comes Courage
Character:Nicole Larsen
Release Date:29/07/1943
Stage Door Canteen
Character:Merle Oberon
Release Date:24/06/1943
Forever and a Day
Character:Marjorie Ismay
Release Date:21/01/1943
Lydia
Character:Lydia MacMillan
Release Date:18/09/1941
Affectionately Yours
Character:Sue Mayberry
Release Date:10/05/1941
That Uncertain Feeling
Character:Jill Baker
Release Date:20/04/1941
Breakdowns of 1940
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1940
'Til We Meet Again
Character:Joan Ames
Release Date:20/04/1940
The Lion Has Wings
Character:Mrs. Richardson
Release Date:03/11/1939
Over the Moon
Character:Jane Benson
Release Date:12/10/1939
Wuthering Heights
Character:Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Release Date:07/04/1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
Character:Mary Smith
Release Date:17/11/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
The Divorce of Lady X
Character:Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
Release Date:15/01/1938
Beloved Enemy
Character:Helen Drummond
Release Date:25/12/1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/1936
These Three
Character:Karen Wright
Release Date:18/03/1936
The Dark Angel
Character:Kitty Vane
Release Date:08/09/1935
Folies Bergère
Character:Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Release Date:22/02/1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Lady Marguerite Blakeney
Release Date:20/12/1934
The Broken Melody
Character:Germaine Brissard
Release Date:15/05/1934
The Battle
Character:Marquise Yorisaka
Release Date:11/05/1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
Character:Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
Release Date:01/01/1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Character:Anne Boleyn
Release Date:17/08/1933
For the Love of Mike
Character:Bit Part
Release Date:01/12/1932
Wedding Rehearsal
Character:Miss Hutchinson
Release Date:01/10/1932
Men of Tomorrow
Character:Ysobel d'Aunay
Release Date:29/09/1932
Aren't We All?
Character:Bit Part
Release Date:17/03/1932
Ebb Tide
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1932
Service for Ladies
Character:Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:14/01/1932
Fascination
Character:Flower Seller
Release Date:14/07/1931
Never Trouble Trouble
Character:Minor Role
Release Date:05/06/1931
A Warm Corner
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1930
The Three Passions
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:02/12/1928
Television Appearances
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Self
Assignment Foreign Legion
Character:
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:
Letter to Loretta
Character:Self - Guest Host
Letter to Loretta
Character:Self - Guest Host / Lucille
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Mata Hari
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Martha
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Margot Sterling
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Carol
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Self - Host / Marian Thorne
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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