Merle Oberon
Known For
Acting
Born
1911-02-19 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Died
1979-11-23
Biography
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.
Most Known For
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Four Star Playhouse
as Martha
Four Star Playhouse
as Margot Sterling
Four Star Playhouse
as Carol
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host / Lucille
Fascination
as Flower Seller
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Ebb Tide
as (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
Désirée
as Empress Josephine