7.2
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Merle Oberon
Also known as: Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
Acting
Born:February 19, 1911
Died:November 23, 1979(aged 68)
Birthplace:Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:La Martiniere Calcutta
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (53 movies)
7.1
7.1
These Three
1936
as Karen Wright
7.0
7.0
The Broken Melody
1934
as Germaine Brissard
6.9
6.9
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
6.8
6.8
Service for Ladies
1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Dorothy Donnelly
6.7
6.7
The Epic That Never Was
1969
as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
First Comes Courage
1943
as Nicole Larsen
6.6
6.6
Désirée
1954
as Empress Josephine
6.6
6.6
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Jill Baker
6.5
6.5
Lydia
1941
as Lydia MacMillan
6.4
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Anne Boleyn
6.4
6.4
The Lodger
1944
as Kitty Langley
6.3
6.3
A Song to Remember
1945
as George Sand
6.3
6.3
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Mary Smith
6.2
6.2
Night Song
1948
as Cathy Mallory
6.2
6.2
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Joan Ames
6.2
6.2
The Dark Angel
1935
as Kitty Vane
6.2
6.2
Berlin Express
1948
as Lucienne
6.2
6.2
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Mrs. Richardson
6.1
6.1
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Helen Drummond
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
5.9
5.9
Hotel
1967
as The Duchess Caroline
5.9
5.9
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
5.9
5.9
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
5.8
5.8
The Price of Fear
1956
as Jessica Warren
5.8
5.8
Dark Waters
1944
as Leslie Calvin
5.7
5.7
This Love of Ours
1945
as Karin Touzac
5.6
5.6
Folies Bergère
1935
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
5.6
5.6
The Three Passions
1928
as Bit Part (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Fascination
1931
as Flower Seller
5.3
5.3
Over the Moon
1939
as Jane Benson
5.0
5.0
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952
as Elizabeth Rockwell
5.0
5.0
Pardon My French
1951
as Elizabeth Rockwell
5.0
5.0
All Is Possible in Granada
1954
as Margaret Faulson
5.0
5.0
Interval
1973
as Serena Moore
5.0
5.0
Of Love and Desire
1963
as Katherine Beckmann
4.8
4.8
The Oscar
1966
as Merle Oberon
4.7
4.7
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
as Linda Venning
4.6
4.6
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as Miss Hutchinson
4.5
4.5
Temptation
1946
as Ruby
4.5
4.5
A Warm Corner
1930
as Bit Part (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Sue Mayberry
4.0
4.0
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
4.0
4.0
Night in Paradise
1946
as Delarai
3.0
3.0
The Battle
1934
as Marquise Yorisaka
Ebb Tide
1932
as (uncredited)
Aren't We All?
1932
as Bit Part
Men of Tomorrow
1932
as Ysobel d'Aunay
The Trouble with Merle
2002
as Self
Never Trouble Trouble
1931
as Minor Role
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self
For the Love of Mike
1932
as Bit Part
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