Merle Oberon
Biography
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Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress.
She began her film career in British films, and a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), brought her attention. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935).
A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she soon followed this with her most renowned role, as Cathy in Wuthering Heights (1939).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
72
Gender
Female
Birthday
1911-02-19 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Acting
2002
The Trouble with Merle as Self1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self1973
Interval as Serena Moore1969
The Epic That Never Was as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)1967
Hotel as The Duchess Caroline1966
The Oscar as Merle Oberon1963
Of Love and Desire as Katherine Beckmann1961
The DuPont Show of the Week as Self1956
Assignment Foreign Legion as Not available1956
The Price of Fear as Jessica Warren1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Not available1954
Désirée as Empress Josephine1954
Deep in My Heart as Dorothy Donnelly1954
All Is Possible in Granada as Margaret Faulson1953
The Oscars as Self1953
Letter to Loretta as Self - Guest Host1953
Letter to Loretta as Self - Guest Host / Lucille1953
General Electric Theater as Mata Hari1952
Four Star Playhouse as Martha1952
Four Star Playhouse as Margot Sterling1952
Four Star Playhouse as Carol1952
Dans la vie tout s'arrange as Elizabeth Rockwell1952
24 Hours of a Woman's Life as Linda Venning1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Self1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Self - Host / Marian Thorne1951
Pardon My French as Elizabeth Rockwell1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1948
Berlin Express as Lucienne1948
Night Song as Cathy Mallory1946
Night in Paradise as Delarai1946
Temptation as Ruby1945
A Song to Remember as George Sand1945
This Love of Ours as Karin Touzac1944
Dark Waters as Leslie Calvin1944
The Lodger as Kitty Langley1943
Stage Door Canteen as Merle Oberon1943
Forever and a Day as Marjorie Ismay1943
First Comes Courage as Nicole Larsen1941
That Uncertain Feeling as Jill Baker1941
Affectionately Yours as Sue Mayberry1941
Lydia as Lydia MacMillan1940
'Til We Meet Again as Joan Ames1940
Breakdowns of 1940 as Self1940
Calling All Aliens as Self1939
Wuthering Heights as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton1939
The Lion Has Wings as Mrs. Richardson1939
Over the Moon as Jane Benson1938
The Cowboy and the Lady as Mary Smith1938
Hollywood Goes to Town as Self1938
The Divorce of Lady X as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere1936
Beloved Enemy as Helen Drummond1936
These Three as Karen Wright1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self1935
Folies Bergère as Baroness Genevieve Cassini1935
The Dark Angel as Kitty Vane1934
The Private Life of Don Juan as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Marguerite Blakeney1934
The Broken Melody as Germaine Brissard1934
The Battle as Marquise Yorisaka1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII as Anne Boleyn1932
Wedding Rehearsal as Miss Hutchinson1932
Ebb Tide as (uncredited)1932
Aren't We All? as Bit Part1932
Service for Ladies as Undetermined Minor Role1932
Men of Tomorrow as Ysobel d'Aunay1932
For the Love of Mike as Bit Part1931
Fascination as Flower Seller1931
Never Trouble Trouble as Minor Role1930
A Warm Corner as Bit Part1928
The Three Passions as Bit Part