Merle Oberon
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Merle
2002
as Self
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self
Interval
1973
as Serena Moore
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Epic That Never Was
1969
as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Hotel
1967
as The Duchess Caroline
The Oscar
1966
as Merle Oberon
Of Love and Desire
1963
as Katherine Beckmann
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
The Price of Fear
1956
as Jessica Warren
Assignment Foreign Legion
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Désirée
1954
as Empress Josephine
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Dorothy Donnelly
All Is Possible in Granada
1954
as Margaret Faulson
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mata Hari
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host / Lucille
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
as Linda Venning
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Martha
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Margot Sterling
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Carol
Pardon My French
1951
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Self - Host / Marian Thorne
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Berlin Express
1948
as Lucienne Mirbeau
Night Song
1948
as Cathy Mallory
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Temptation
1946
as Ruby
Night in Paradise
1946
as Delarai
A Song to Remember
1945
as George Sand
This Love of Ours
1945
as Karin Touzac
The Lodger
1944
as Kitty Langley
Dark Waters
1944
as Leslie Calvin
First Comes Courage
1943
as Nicole Larsen
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Merle Oberon
Forever and a Day
1943
as Marjorie Ismay
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Jill Baker
Lydia
1941
as Lydia MacMillan
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Sue Mayberry
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Joan Ames
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Mrs. Richardson
Over the Moon
1939
as Jane Benson
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Mary Smith
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
I, Claudius
1937
as Messalina
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Helen Drummond
These Three
1936
as Karen Wright
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
The Dark Angel
1935
as Kitty Vane
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Broken Melody
1934
as Germaine Brissard
The Battle
1934
as Mitsuko Yorisaka
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Anne Boleyn
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as Miss Hutchinson
For the Love of Mike
1932
as Bit Part
Aren't We All?
1932
as Bit Part
Ebb Tide
1932
as (uncredited)
Men of Tomorrow
1932
as Ysobel d'Aunay
Service for Ladies
1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Fascination
1931
as Flower Seller
Never Trouble Trouble
1931
as Minor Role
A Warm Corner
1930
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Three Passions
1928
as Bit Part (uncredited)