Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

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]

Also Known As

Queenie Thompson

Queenie O'Brien

Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson

Merle Oberon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress. She began her film career in British films, and a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), brought her attention. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she travelled 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). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she soon followed this with her most renowned role, as Cathy in Wuthering Heights (1939).

Known For

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

These Three

These Three

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Acting

Wuthering Heights

1939

Wuthering Heights

as

Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as

Lady Marguerite Blakeney

The Lodger

1944

The Lodger

as

Kitty Langley

Berlin Express

1948

Berlin Express

as

Lucienne

Dark Waters

1944

Dark Waters

as

Leslie Calvin

Désirée

1954

Désirée

as

Empress Josephine

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as

Anne Boleyn

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Dorothy Donnelly

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

That Uncertain Feeling

as

Jill Baker

The Divorce of Lady X

1938

The Divorce of Lady X

as

Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

Beloved Enemy

1936

Beloved Enemy

as

Helen Drummond

Temptation

1946

Temptation

as

Ruby

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

The Private Life of Don Juan

as

Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

The Lion Has Wings

1939

The Lion Has Wings

as

Mrs. Richardson

The Price of Fear

1956

The Price of Fear

as

Jessica Warren

These Three

1936

These Three

as

Karen Wright

Lydia

1941

Lydia

as

Lydia MacMillan

The Oscar

1966

The Oscar

as

Merle Oberon

Affectionately Yours

1941

Affectionately Yours

as

Sue Mayberry

First Comes Courage

1943

First Comes Courage

as

Nicole Larsen

The Dark Angel

1935

The Dark Angel

as

Kitty Vane

Wedding Rehearsal

1932

Wedding Rehearsal

as

Miss Hutchinson

Over the Moon

1939

Over the Moon

as

Jane Benson

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as

Mary Smith

All Is Possible in Granada

1954

All Is Possible in Granada

as

Margaret Faulson

'Til We Meet Again

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as

Joan Ames

A Song to Remember

1945

A Song to Remember

as

George Sand

Night in Paradise

1946

Night in Paradise

as

Delarai

The Epic That Never Was

1969

The Epic That Never Was

as

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

as

Linda Venning

Night Song

1948

Night Song

as

Cathy Mallory

Folies Bergère

1935

Folies Bergère

as

Baroness Genevieve Cassini

Interval

1973

Interval

as

Serena Moore

This Love of Ours

1945

This Love of Ours

as

Karin Touzac

The Broken Melody

1934

The Broken Melody

as

Germaine Brissard

Hotel

1967

Hotel

as

The Duchess Caroline

Fascination

1931

Fascination

as

Flower Seller

For the Love of Mike

1932

For the Love of Mike

as

Bit Part

Of Love and Desire

1963

Of Love and Desire

as

Katherine Beckmann

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

1952

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

as

Elizabeth Rockwell

The Battle

1934

The Battle

as

Marquise Yorisaka

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Merle Oberon

Aren't We All?

1932

Aren't We All?

as

Bit Part

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Marjorie Ismay

The Trouble with Merle

2002

The Trouble with Merle

as

Self

Ebb Tide

1932

Ebb Tide

as

(uncredited)

Pardon My French

1951

Pardon My French

as

Elizabeth Rockwell

Never Trouble Trouble

1931

Never Trouble Trouble

as

Minor Role

Men of Tomorrow

1932

Men of Tomorrow

as

Ysobel d'Aunay

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as

Self

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as

Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

The Three Passions

1928

The Three Passions

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

A Warm Corner

1930

A Warm Corner

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

Service for Ladies

1932

Service for Ladies

as

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Mata Hari

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Self - Host / Marian Thorne

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Assignment Foreign Legion

Assignment Foreign Legion

as

The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Self - Guest Host

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Self - Guest Host / Lucille

Four Star Playhouse

as

Martha

Four Star Playhouse

as

Margot Sterling

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Four Star Playhouse

as

Carol

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Directing