Merle Oberon
51 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 19, 1911
- Died
- Nov 23, 1979 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
- Also known as
- Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
Biography
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Sri Lankan Burgher origin. Her career spanned 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.
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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.
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Merle Oberon: movies and TV shows
Acting (55)
- 1973 Interval
as Serena Moore
- 1967 Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
- 1966 The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
- 1963 Of Love and Desire
as Katherine Beckmann
- 1956
- 1956 The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
- 1955
- 1954 Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
- 1954 Désirée
as Empress Josephine
- 1954 All Is Possible in Granada
as Margaret Faulson
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Linda Venning
- 1952 Dans la vie tout s'arrange
as Elizabeth Rockwell
- 1951 Pardon My French
as Elizabeth Rockwell
- 1948 Berlin Express
as Lucienne Mirbeau
- 1948 Night Song
as Cathy Mallory
- 1946 Temptation
as Ruby
- 1946 Night in Paradise
as Delarai
- 1945 This Love of Ours
as Karin Touzac
- 1945 A Song to Remember
as George Sand
- 1944 Dark Waters
as Leslie Calvin
- 1944 The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
- 1943 First Comes Courage
as Nicole Larsen
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Merle Oberon
- 1943 Forever and a Day
as Marjorie Ismay
- 1941 Lydia
as Lydia MacMillan
- 1941 Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
- 1941 That Uncertain Feeling
as Jill Baker
- 1940 'Til We Meet Again
as Joan Ames
- 1939 The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
- 1939 Over the Moon
as Jane Benson
- 1939 Wuthering Heights
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
- 1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
- 1938 The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
- 1937 I, Claudius
as Messalina
- 1936 Beloved Enemy
as Helen Drummond
- 1936 These Three
as Karen Wright
- 1935 The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
- 1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
as Opera Singer (umcredited)
- 1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- 1934 The Broken Melody
as Germaine Brissard
- 1934 The Battle
as Mitsuko Yorisaka
- 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
- 1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne Boleyn
- 1932 For the Love of Mike
as Bit Part
- 1932 Wedding Rehearsal
as Miss Hutchinson
- 1932 Men of Tomorrow
as Ysobel d'Aunay
- 1932 Aren't We All?
as Bit Part
- 1932 Ebb Tide
as (uncredited)
- 1932 Service for Ladies
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1931 Fascination
as Flower Seller
- 1931 Never Trouble Trouble
as Minor Role
- 1930 A Warm Corner
as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1928 The Three Passions
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Behind the camera (1)
- 1973 Interval
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (17)
- Upcoming
- 2019
- 2002
- 1993
- 1973
- 1969
- 1961 The DuPont Show of the Week
1 episode
- 1953 Letter to Loretta
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
3 episodes
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1 episode
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1940
- 1938
- 1936