Quick Facts
Born:
1911-02-19
Birthplace:
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Credits:
73 Total Roles
Merle Oberon
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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 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
Wuthering Heights
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Lodger
Kitty Langley
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
The Oscars
Self
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
Berlin Express
Lucienne
That Uncertain Feeling
Jill Baker
Désirée
Empress Josephine
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Trouble with Merle MOVIE | Self |
| 1993 | Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One MOVIE | Self |
| 1973 | Interval MOVIE | Serena Moore |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV | Self |
| 1969 | The Epic That Never Was MOVIE | Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage) |
| 1967 | Hotel MOVIE | The Duchess Caroline |
| 1966 | The Oscar MOVIE | Merle Oberon |
| 1963 | Of Love and Desire MOVIE | Katherine Beckmann |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week TV | Self |
| 1956 | Assignment Foreign Legion TV | Self |