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
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Wuthering Heights
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Kitty Langley
The Lodger
Lucienne
Berlin Express
Leslie Calvin
Dark Waters
Empress Josephine
Désirée
Anne Boleyn
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Dorothy Donnelly
Deep in My Heart
Jill Baker
That Uncertain Feeling
Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
The Divorce of Lady X
Helen Drummond
Beloved Enemy
Ruby
Temptation
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Private Life of Don Juan
Mrs. Richardson
The Lion Has Wings
Jessica Warren
The Price of Fear
Karen Wright
These Three
Lydia MacMillan
Lydia
Merle Oberon
The Oscar
Sue Mayberry
Affectionately Yours
Nicole Larsen
First Comes Courage
Kitty Vane
The Dark Angel
Miss Hutchinson
Wedding Rehearsal
Jane Benson
Over the Moon
Mary Smith
The Cowboy and the Lady
Margaret Faulson
Todo es posible en Granada
Joan Ames
'Til We Meet Again
George Sand
A Song to Remember
Delarai
Night in Paradise
Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
The Epic That Never Was
Linda Venning
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Cathy Mallory
Night Song
Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Folies Bergère
Serena Moore
Interval
Karin Touzac
This Love of Ours
Germaine Brissard
The Broken Melody
The Duchess Caroline
Hotel
Flower Seller
Fascination
Bit Part
For the Love of Mike
Katherine Beckmann
Of Love and Desire
Elizabeth Rockwell
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
Marquise Yorisaka
The Battle
Merle Oberon
Stage Door Canteen
Bit Part
Aren't We All?
Marjorie Ismay
Forever and a Day
Self
The Trouble with Merle
(uncredited)
Ebb Tide
Elizabeth Rockwell
Pardon My French
Minor Role
Never Trouble Trouble
Ysobel d'Aunay
Men of Tomorrow
Self
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Three Passions
Bit Part (uncredited)
A Warm Corner
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Service for Ladies
Self
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
56
Gender
Female
Birthday
1911-02-19
Place of Birth
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Also Known As
Queenie Thompson