Merle Oberon
Feb 19, 1911 - Nov 23, 1979 (68 years old) in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress.
She married Alexander Korda for fame and won a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She was supposed to star as the lead in Korda's The Red Shoes even though she wasn't a dancer or had any talent. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she traveled 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).
Known For
Four Star Playhouse
Martha
The Oscars
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Wuthering Heights
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Lion Has Wings
Mrs. Richardson
Of Love and Desire
Katherine Beckmann
The Broken Melody
Germaine Brissard
The Price of Fear
Jessica Warren
Credits
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Self★ NR -
Interval 1973Serena Moore★ 5 -
Self★ 6.3 -
Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
Hotel 1967The Duchess Caroline★ 6.1 -
The Oscar 1966Merle Oberon★ 5.1 -
Of Love and Desire 1963Katherine Beckmann★ 5 -
Self★ 6 -
★ 1.5 -
The Price of Fear 1956Jessica Warren★ 5.8 -
★ 5.4 -
Deep in My Heart 1954Dorothy Donnelly★ 6.8 -
Désirée 1954Empress Josephine★ 6.4 -
Margaret Faulson★ 5 -
Letter to Loretta 1953Self - Guest Host★ 6.5 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 7 -
Mata Hari★ 6.3 -
Four Star Playhouse 1952Martha★ 6.3 -
Linda Venning★ 4.7 -
Elizabeth Rockwell★ 5 -
Self★ 8.6 -
Self - Host / Marian Thorne★ 7.3 -
Pardon My French 1951Elizabeth Rockwell★ 5 -
Self★ 6.8 -
What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9 -
Berlin Express 1948Lucienne★ 6.2 -
Night Song 1948Cathy Mallory★ 6.2 -
Temptation 1946Ruby★ 4.9 -
Night in Paradise 1946Delarai★ 4 -
This Love of Ours 1945Karin Touzac★ 5.7 -
A Song to Remember 1945George Sand★ 6.2 -
Dark Waters 1944Leslie Calvin★ 5.8 -
The Lodger 1944Kitty Langley★ 6.3 -
First Comes Courage 1943Nicole Larsen★ 6.6 -
Stage Door Canteen 1943Merle Oberon★ 5.9 -
Forever and a Day 1943Marjorie Ismay★ 7.4 -
Lydia 1941Lydia MacMillan★ 6.5 -
Affectionately Yours 1941Sue Mayberry★ 4.8 -
Jill Baker★ 6.5 -
Breakdowns of 1940 1940Self★ 4 -
'Til We Meet Again 1940Joan Ames★ 6.2 -
The Lion Has Wings 1939Mrs. Richardson★ 6.2 -
Over the Moon 1939Jane Benson★ 5.3 -
Wuthering Heights 1939Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton★ 7.2 -
Mary Smith★ 6.1 -
Self★ 7 -
Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere★ 6.1 -
Beloved Enemy 1936Helen Drummond★ 6.1 -
Self★ 6 -
These Three 1936Karen Wright★ 7.1 -
The Dark Angel 1935Kitty Vane★ 6.2 -
Folies Bergère 1935Baroness Genevieve Cassini★ 5.6 -
Lady Marguerite Blakeney★ 6.9 -
The Broken Melody 1934Germaine Brissard★ 7 -
The Battle 1934Marquise Yorisaka★ 7 -
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament★ 6.1 -
Anne Boleyn★ 6.4 -
For the Love of Mike 1932Bit Part★ NR
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Wedding Rehearsal 1932Miss Hutchinson★ 4.6 -
Men of Tomorrow 1932Ysobel d'Aunay★ NR -
Aren't We All? 1932Bit Part★ NR -
Ebb Tide 1932(uncredited)★ NR
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Service for Ladies 1932Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Fascination 1931Flower Seller★ 5.5 -
Minor Role★ NR -
A Warm Corner 1930Bit Part (uncredited)★ 4.5 -
The Three Passions 1928Bit Part (uncredited)★ 5.6
