People
Merle Oberon
- Name: Merle Oberon
- Birthday: 1911-02-19
- Also known as: Queenie Thompson,Queenie O'Brien,Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
- Place of birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
- Popularity: 0.44
Biography:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Trouble with Merle as Self | 2002-08-29 |
| Interval as Serena Moore | 1973-06-15 |
| The Epic That Never Was as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage) | 1969-09-19 |
| Hotel as The Duchess Caroline | 1967-01-19 |
| The Oscar as Merle Oberon | 1966-03-04 |
| Of Love and Desire as Katherine Beckmann | 1963-09-11 |
| The Price of Fear as Jessica Warren | 1956-03-13 |
| Deep in My Heart as Dorothy Donnelly | 1954-12-09 |
| Désirée as Empress Josephine | 1954-11-16 |
| All Is Possible in Granada as Margaret Faulson | 1954-03-08 |
| 24 Hours of a Woman's Life as Linda Venning | 1952-09-10 |
| Dans la vie tout s'arrange as Elizabeth Rockwell | 1952-08-01 |
| Pardon My French as Elizabeth Rockwell | 1951-08-10 |
| Berlin Express as Lucienne | 1948-05-01 |
| Night Song as Cathy Mallory | 1948-01-20 |
| Temptation as Ruby | 1946-12-02 |
| Night in Paradise as Delarai | 1946-05-03 |
| This Love of Ours as Karin Touzac | 1945-11-02 |
| A Song to Remember as George Sand | 1945-01-19 |
| Dark Waters as Leslie Calvin | 1944-11-21 |
| The Lodger as Kitty Langley | 1944-01-19 |
| First Comes Courage as Nicole Larsen | 1943-07-29 |
| Stage Door Canteen as Merle Oberon | 1943-06-24 |
| Forever and a Day as Marjorie Ismay | 1943-01-21 |
| Lydia as Lydia MacMillan | 1941-09-18 |
| Affectionately Yours as Sue Mayberry | 1941-05-10 |
| That Uncertain Feeling as Jill Baker | 1941-04-20 |
| Calling All Aliens as Self | 1941-03-08 |
| Breakdowns of 1940 as Self | 1940-12-31 |
| 'Til We Meet Again as Joan Ames | 1940-04-20 |
| The Lion Has Wings as Mrs. Richardson | 1939-11-03 |
| Over the Moon as Jane Benson | 1939-10-12 |
| Wuthering Heights as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton | 1939-04-07 |
| The Cowboy and the Lady as Mary Smith | 1938-11-17 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town as Self | 1938-07-07 |
| The Divorce of Lady X as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere | 1938-01-15 |
| Beloved Enemy as Helen Drummond | 1936-12-25 |
| Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self | 1936-09-11 |
| These Three as Karen Wright | 1936-03-18 |
| The Dark Angel as Kitty Vane | 1935-09-08 |
| Folies Bergère as Baroness Genevieve Cassini | 1935-02-22 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel as Lady Marguerite Blakeney | 1934-12-20 |
| The Broken Melody as Germaine Brissard | 1934-05-15 |
| The Battle as Marquise Yorisaka | 1934-05-11 |
| The Private Life of Don Juan as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament | 1934-01-01 |
| The Private Life of Henry VIII as Anne Boleyn | 1933-08-17 |
| For the Love of Mike as Bit Part | 1932-12-01 |
| Wedding Rehearsal as Miss Hutchinson | 1932-10-01 |
| Men of Tomorrow as Ysobel d'Aunay | 1932-09-29 |
| Aren't We All? as Bit Part | 1932-03-17 |
| Ebb Tide as (uncredited) | 1932-02-16 |
| Service for Ladies as Undetermined Minor Role | 1932-01-14 |
| Fascination as Flower Seller | 1931-07-14 |
| Never Trouble Trouble as Minor Role | 1931-06-05 |
| A Warm Corner as Bit Part | 1930-09-29 |
| The Three Passions as Bit Part | 1928-12-02 |
