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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

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 accla

Born

Feb 19, 1911

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Died

Nov 23, 1979

Known For

Acting

Movies

57 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939 as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
★ 7.2
Désirée
Désirée
1954 as Empress Josephine
★ 6.5
The Lodger
The Lodger
1944 as Kitty Langley
★ 6.5
These Three
These Three
1936 as Karen Wright
★ 7.1
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 as Anne Boleyn
★ 6.4
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
★ 7.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 as Mary Smith
★ 6.3
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 as Jill Baker
★ 6.6
Lydia
Lydia
1941 as Lydia MacMillan
★ 6.6
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 as Marjorie Ismay
★ 7.4
Hotel
Hotel
1967 as The Duchess Caroline
★ 5.9
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
1954 as Dorothy Donnelly
★ 6.7
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as Merle Oberon
★ 6.1
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
★ 6.0
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
1940 as Joan Ames
★ 6.2
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
1945 as George Sand
★ 6.3
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
1948 as Lucienne
★ 6.2
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 as Merle Oberon
★ 4.8
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
1936 as Helen Drummond
★ 6.1
All Is Possible in Granada
All Is Possible in Granada
1954 as Margaret Faulson
★ 5.0
Temptation
Temptation
1946 as Ruby
★ 4.8
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
1944 as Leslie Calvin
★ 5.8
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
★ 6.0
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952 as Linda Venning
★ 4.8
Night Song
Night Song
1948 as Cathy Mallory
★ 6.2
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
1939 as Mrs. Richardson
★ 6.2
Of Love and Desire
Of Love and Desire
1963 as Katherine Beckmann
★ 5.0
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel
1935 as Kitty Vane
★ 6.2
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 as Self
★ 7.0
Wedding Rehearsal
Wedding Rehearsal
1932 as Miss Hutchinson
★ 4.6
Affectionately Yours
Affectionately Yours
1941 as Sue Mayberry
★ 4.0
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
★ 5.6
The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear
1956 as Jessica Warren
★ 5.8
Pardon My French
Pardon My French
1951 as Elizabeth Rockwell
★ 5.0
The Epic That Never Was
The Epic That Never Was
1969 as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952 as Elizabeth Rockwell
★ 5.0
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
★ 5.9
Over the Moon
Over the Moon
1939 as Jane Benson
★ 5.3
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
1932 as Bit Part
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage
1943 as Nicole Larsen
★ 6.6
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours
1945 as Karin Touzac
★ 5.7
The Broken Melody
The Broken Melody
1934 as Germaine Brissard
★ 7.0
Men of Tomorrow
Men of Tomorrow
1932 as Ysobel d'Aunay
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
1946 as Delarai
★ 4.0
The Battle
The Battle
1934 as Mitsuko Yorisaka
★ 3.0
Interval
Interval
1973 as Serena Moore
★ 5.0
Aren't We All?
Aren't We All?
1932 as Bit Part
A Warm Corner
A Warm Corner
1930 as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies
1932 as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Trouble with Merle
The Trouble with Merle
2002 as Self
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Ebb Tide
1932 as (uncredited)
The Three Passions
The Three Passions
1928 as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Fascination
Fascination
1931 as Flower Seller
★ 5.5
Never Trouble Trouble
Never Trouble Trouble
1931 as Minor Role
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
1937 as Messalina