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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).
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Filmography
all 70
Movies 57
self 18
TV Shows 13
Self
The Trouble with Merle (2002)
Movie
Serena Moore
Interval (1973)
Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Self
The Epic That Never Was (1969)
Movie
The Duchess Caroline
Hotel (1967)
Movie
Merle Oberon
The Oscar (1966)
Movie
Katherine Beckmann
Of Love and Desire (1963)
Movie
Self
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
TV
Assignment Foreign Legion (1956)
TV
Jessica Warren
The Price of Fear (1956)
Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
TV
Dorothy Donnelly
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Empress Josephine
Désirée (1954)
Movie
Margaret Faulson
All Is Possible in Granada (1954)
Movie
Self - Guest Host / Self - Guest Host / Lucille
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Mata Hari
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Carol / Margot Sterling / Martha
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Linda Venning
24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)
Movie
Elizabeth Rockwell
Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952)
Movie
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Self - Host / Marian Thorne
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Elizabeth Rockwell
Pardon My French (1951)
Movie
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Lucienne
Berlin Express (1948)
Movie
Cathy
Night Song (1948)
Movie
Ruby
Temptation (1946)
Movie
Delarai
Night in Paradise (1946)
Movie
Karin Touzac
This Love of Ours (1945)
Movie
1
George Sand
A Song to Remember (1945)
Movie
Leslie Calvin
Dark Waters (1944)
Movie
Kitty Langley
The Lodger (1944)
Movie
Nicole Larsen
First Comes Courage (1943)
Movie
Merle Oberon
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Movie
Marjorie Ismay
Forever and a Day (1943)
Movie
Lydia MacMillan
Lydia (1941)
Movie
Sue Mayberry
Affectionately Yours (1941)
Movie
Jill Baker
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Movie
Self
Calling All Aliens (1941)
Movie
Self
Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
Movie
Joan Ames
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Movie
Mrs. Richardson
The Lion Has Wings (1939)
Movie
Jane Benson
Over the Moon (1939)
Movie
Cathy
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Movie
6
Mary Smith
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Movie
Leslie Steele
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
Movie
Helen Drummond
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
Movie
Karen
These Three (1936)
Movie
Kitty Vane
The Dark Angel (1935)
Movie
Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Folies Bergère (1935)
Movie
Lady Blakeney
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Movie
Germaine Brissard
The Broken Melody (1934)
Movie
Marquise Yorisaka
The Battle (1934)
Movie
Antonita - A Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
Movie
Anne Boleyn
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Movie
Bit Part
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Movie
Miss Hutchinson
Wedding Rehearsal (1932)
Movie
Ysobel d'Aunay
Men of Tomorrow (1932)
Movie
Bit Part
Aren't We All? (1932)
Movie
Girl
Ebb Tide (1932)
Movie
Undetermined Minor Role
Service for Ladies (1932)
Movie
Flower Seller
Fascination (1931)
Movie
Minor Role
Never Trouble Trouble (1931)
Movie
Bit Part
A Warm Corner (1930)
Movie
Bit Part
The Three Passions (1928)
Movie
Self
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.72
Based on 76.7 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1928
1936
1944
1939
2002
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1911-02-19
Deathday1979-11-23 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceMumbai, India
RelationshipsRobert Wolders (1975-01-01 - 1979-01-01), Lucien Ballard (1945-01-01 - 1949-01-01), Alexander Korda (1939-01-01 - 1945-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
Also Known AsQueenie Thompson, Queenie O'Brien, Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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