Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon
Person

Merle Oberon

Actor 1911-02-19 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

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. 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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 · Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944 · Kitty Langley

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 · Anne Boleyn

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934 · Lady Marguerite Blakeney

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948 · Lucienne Mirbeau

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 · Jill Baker

Désirée

Désirée

1954 · Empress Josephine

These Three

These Three

1936 · Karen Wright

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945 · George Sand

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 · Mary Smith

The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X

1938 · Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

Hotel

Hotel

1967 · The Duchess Caroline

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944 · Leslie Calvin

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

The Price of Fear

The Price of Fear

1956 · Jessica Warren

The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934 · Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 · Dorothy Donnelly

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943 · Merle Oberon