Merle Oberon

Actor

Merle Oberon

Born February 19, 1911 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]Died November 23, 197950 films

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.

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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.

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Wuthering Heights posterFirst watchWuthering Heights19397.2as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw LintonA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
The Scarlet Pimpernel poster7.0The Scarlet Pimpernel1934The Lodger poster6.5The Lodger1944Berlin Express poster6.3Berlin Express1948That Uncertain Feeling poster6.6That Uncertain Feeling1941Désirée poster6.6Désirée1954The Private Life of Henry VIII poster6.4The Private Life of Henry VIII1933

Filmography

50 films as actor
  1. 1973IntervalSerena Moore
  2. 1967HotelThe Duchess Caroline
  3. 1966The OscarMerle Oberon
  4. 1963Of Love and DesireKatherine Beckmann
  5. 1956The Price of FearJessica Warren
  6. 1954Deep in My HeartDorothy Donnelly
  7. 1954DésiréeEmpress Josephine
  8. 1954All Is Possible in GranadaMargaret Faulson
  9. 195224 Hours of a Woman's LifeLinda Venning
  10. 1952Dans la vie tout s'arrangeElizabeth Rockwell
  11. 1951Pardon My FrenchElizabeth Rockwell
  12. 1948Berlin ExpressLucienne Mirbeau
  13. 1948Night SongCathy Mallory
  14. 1946TemptationRuby
  15. 1946Night in ParadiseDelarai
  16. 1945This Love of OursKarin Touzac
  17. 1945A Song to RememberGeorge Sand
  18. 1944Dark WatersLeslie Calvin
  19. 1944The LodgerKitty Langley
  20. 1943First Comes CourageNicole Larsen
  21. 1943Stage Door CanteenMerle Oberon
  22. 1943Forever and a DayMarjorie Ismay
  23. 1941LydiaLydia MacMillan
  24. 1941Affectionately YoursSue Mayberry
  25. 1941That Uncertain FeelingJill Baker
  26. 1940'Til We Meet AgainJoan Ames
  27. 1939Over the MoonJane Benson
  28. 1939Wuthering HeightsCatherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
  29. 1938The Cowboy and the LadyMary Smith
  30. 1938The Divorce of Lady XLeslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
  31. 1937I, ClaudiusMessalina
  32. 1936Beloved EnemyHelen Drummond
  33. 1936These ThreeKaren Wright
  34. 1935The Dark AngelKitty Vane
  35. 1935Folies Bergère de ParisOpera Singer (umcredited)
  36. 1934The Scarlet PimpernelLady Marguerite Blakeney
  37. 1934The Broken MelodyGermaine Brissard
  38. 1934The BattleMitsuko Yorisaka
  39. 1934The Private Life of Don JuanAntonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
  40. 1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIAnne Boleyn
  41. 1932For the Love of MikeBit Part
  42. 1932Wedding RehearsalMiss Hutchinson
  43. 1932Men of TomorrowYsobel d'Aunay
  44. 1932Aren't We All?Bit Part
  45. 1932Ebb Tide(uncredited)
  46. 1932Service for LadiesUndetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
  47. 1931FascinationFlower Seller
  48. 1931Never Trouble TroubleMinor Role
  49. 1930A Warm CornerBit Part (uncredited)
  50. 1928The Three PassionsBit Part (uncredited)