Merle Oberon
Actor1911–1979· Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Merle Oberon

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.

70 acting credits

Acting · 70

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
TV

Four Star Playhouse

1952

What's My Line?
7.0
TV

What's My Line?

1950

The Oscars
7.0
TV

The Oscars

1953

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
TV

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
TV

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

Wuthering Heights
7.2
Film

Wuthering Heights

1939

Letter to Loretta
6.6
TV

Letter to Loretta

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

General Electric Theater
6.8
TV

General Electric Theater

1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The DuPont Show of the Week
7.0
TV

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

Désirée
6.6
Film

Désirée

1954

Lydia
6.5
Film

Lydia

1941

Hotel
6.0
Film

Hotel

1967

Assignment Foreign Legion
1.5
TV

Assignment Foreign Legion

1956

The Lodger
6.5
Film

The Lodger

1944

The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4
Film

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Scarlet Pimpernel
7.0
Film

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

The Oscar
5.0
Film

The Oscar

1966

Beloved Enemy
6.3
Film

Beloved Enemy

1936

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3
Film

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

A Song to Remember
6.4
Film

A Song to Remember

1945

These Three
7.2
Film

These Three

1936

Stage Door Canteen
6.3
Film

Stage Door Canteen

1943

The Divorce of Lady X
5.9
Film

The Divorce of Lady X

1938

Forever and a Day
7.5
Film

Forever and a Day

1943

That Uncertain Feeling
6.6
Film

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

The Dark Angel
6.2
Film

The Dark Angel

1935

Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0
Film

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Dark Waters
6.0
Film

Dark Waters

1944

'Til We Meet Again
6.4
Film

'Til We Meet Again

1940

Over the Moon
5.8
Film

Over the Moon

1939

Berlin Express
6.2
Film

Berlin Express

1948

The Price of Fear
5.9
Film

The Price of Fear

1956

The Lion Has Wings
6.4
Film

The Lion Has Wings

1939

Aren't We All?
8.0
Film

Aren't We All?

1932

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

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

1993

Wedding Rehearsal
5.5
Film

Wedding Rehearsal

1932

Deep in My Heart
6.7
Film

Deep in My Heart

1954

Pardon My French
7.0
Film

Pardon My French

1951

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
6.0
Film

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

The Battle
4.3
Film

The Battle

1934

All Is Possible in Granada
6.5
Film

All Is Possible in Granada

1954

I, Claudius
10.0
Film

I, Claudius

1937

Temptation
5.0
Film

Temptation

1946

Night in Paradise
6.5
Film

Night in Paradise

1946

Affectionately Yours
4.5
Film

Affectionately Yours

1941

This Love of Ours
6.0
Film

This Love of Ours

1945

Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0
Film

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935

The Epic That Never Was
6.9
Film

The Epic That Never Was

1969

Fascination
6.7
Film

Fascination

1931

Dans la vie tout s'arrange
7.5
Film

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

1952

Breakdowns of 1940
4.0
Film

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Service for Ladies
7.6
Film

Service for Ladies

1932

Night Song
6.4
Film

Night Song

1948

Ebb Tide
7.0
Film

Ebb Tide

1932

The Private Life of Don Juan
6.0
Film

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

Of Love and Desire
6.0
Film

Of Love and Desire

1963

A Warm Corner
5.9
Film

A Warm Corner

1930

First Comes Courage
6.6
Film

First Comes Courage

1943

24 Hours of a Woman's Life
5.8
Film

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952

Interval
6.0
Film

Interval

1973

The Broken Melody
7.0
Film

The Broken Melody

1934

The Trouble with Merle
Film

The Trouble with Merle

2002

The Three Passions
6.0
Film

The Three Passions

1928

For the Love of Mike
7.0
Film

For the Love of Mike

1932

Men of Tomorrow
8.0
Film

Men of Tomorrow

1932

Never Trouble Trouble
8.0
Film

Never Trouble Trouble

1931