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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

ActorProducer Feb 19 (died age 68) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India] 1928–2002 (74 year career)
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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…

Known For

Wuthering Heights
Film

Wuthering Heights

Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Lodger
Film

The Lodger

Kitty Langley
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Film

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Film

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn
These Three
Film

These Three

Karen Wright
That Uncertain Feeling
Film

That Uncertain Feeling

Jill Baker
Désirée
Film

Désirée

Empress Josephine
Berlin Express
Film

Berlin Express

Lucienne

Filmography

Acting (71)

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Movies (57)

The Trouble with Merle

The Trouble with Merle

2002

as Self

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

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

1993

as Self

Interval

Interval

1973

as Serena Moore

5.0
The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

1969

as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

6.7
Hotel

Hotel

1967

as The Duchess Caroline

5.9
The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

as Merle Oberon

4.8
Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire

1963

as Katherine Beckmann

5.0
The Price of Fear

The Price of Fear

1956

as Jessica Warren

5.8
All Is Possible in Granada

All Is Possible in Granada

1954

as Margaret Faulson

5.0
Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Empress Josephine

6.6
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Dorothy Donnelly

6.8
24 Hours of a Woman's Life

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952

as Linda Venning

4.8
Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

1952

as Elizabeth Rockwell

5.0
Pardon My French

Pardon My French

1951

as Elizabeth Rockwell

5.0
Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

as Lucienne

6.2
Night Song

Night Song

1948

as Cathy Mallory

6.2
Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

1946

as Delarai

4.0
Temptation

Temptation

1946

as Ruby

4.8
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

as George Sand

6.3
This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

1945

as Karin Touzac

5.7
The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as Kitty Langley

6.5
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Leslie Calvin

5.8
First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage

1943

as Nicole Larsen

6.6
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

as Marjorie Ismay

7.4
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Merle Oberon

6.1
Affectionately Yours

Affectionately Yours

1941

as Sue Mayberry

4.0
Lydia

Lydia

1941

as Lydia MacMillan

6.5
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

as Jill Baker

6.6
'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

1940

as Joan Ames

6.2
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

as Self

4.0
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939

as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

7.2
Over the Moon

Over the Moon

1939

as Jane Benson

5.3
The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

1939

as Mrs. Richardson

6.2
The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X

1938

as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

5.9
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

as Self

7.0
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

as Mary Smith

6.3
I, Claudius

I, Claudius

1937

as Messalina

Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

1936

as Helen Drummond

6.1
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
These Three

These Three

1936

as Karen Wright

7.1
Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

as Baroness Genevieve Cassini

5.6
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935

as Kitty Vane

6.2
The Broken Melody

The Broken Melody

1934

as Germaine Brissard

7.0
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

5.9
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

as Lady Marguerite Blakeney

6.9
The Battle

The Battle

1934

as Mitsuko Yorisaka

3.0
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

as Anne Boleyn

6.4
Aren't We All?

Aren't We All?

1932

as Bit Part

Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

1932

as (uncredited)

Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

1932

as Miss Hutchinson

4.6
Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

1932

as Ysobel d'Aunay

Service for Ladies

Service for Ladies

1932

as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

6.8
For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike

1932

as Bit Part

Fascination

Fascination

1931

as Flower Seller

5.5
Never Trouble Trouble

Never Trouble Trouble

1931

as Minor Role

A Warm Corner

A Warm Corner

1930

as Bit Part (uncredited)

4.5
The Three Passions

The Three Passions

1928

as Bit Part (uncredited)

5.6

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