Merle Oberon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-02-19

Day of death

1979-11-23 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Merle Oberon

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.

Known For

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Interval

    Interval

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Affectionately Yours

    Affectionately Yours

  • The Oscar

    The Oscar

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Night in Paradise

    Night in Paradise

  • Fascination

    Fascination

  • Ebb Tide

    Ebb Tide

  • Lydia

    Lydia

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Pardon My French

    Pardon My French

  • A Warm Corner

    A Warm Corner

  • Wedding Rehearsal

    Wedding Rehearsal

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • This Love of Ours

    This Love of Ours

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • Aren't We All?

    Aren't We All?

  • Breakdowns of 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

  • Assignment Foreign Legion

    Assignment Foreign Legion

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Berlin Express

    Berlin Express

  • The Three Passions

    The Three Passions

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Never Trouble Trouble

    Never Trouble Trouble

  • The Private Life of Henry VIII

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • A Song to Remember

    A Song to Remember

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • The Lodger

    The Lodger

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • 'Til We Meet Again

    'Til We Meet Again

  • These Three

    These Three

  • Over the Moon

    Over the Moon

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • All Is Possible in Granada

    All Is Possible in Granada

  • The Divorce of Lady X

    The Divorce of Lady X

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

  • The Private Life of Don Juan

    The Private Life of Don Juan

  • First Comes Courage

    First Comes Courage

  • The Lion Has Wings

    The Lion Has Wings

  • The Price of Fear

    The Price of Fear

  • Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

  • 24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    24 Hours of a Woman's Life

  • Night Song

    Night Song

  • Service for Ladies

    Service for Ladies

  • The Battle

    The Battle

  • Dans la vie tout s'arrange

    Dans la vie tout s'arrange

  • The Broken Melody

    The Broken Melody

  • Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

    Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

  • Folies Bergère

    Folies Bergère

  • Of Love and Desire

    Of Love and Desire

  • The Trouble with Merle

    The Trouble with Merle

  • The Epic That Never Was

    The Epic That Never Was

  • For the Love of Mike

    For the Love of Mike

  • Men of Tomorrow

    Men of Tomorrow