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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Actor · 1911–1979 · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

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Highest rated as cast or director

Merle Oberon's 5 titles from the 1930s have a median Balasaur Score of 77, led by Wuthering Heights (80) and These Three (80), against 65 for those from the 1940s.

Biography

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 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

Acted in 53

1970s

  1. 1973

    Interval

    Serena Moore

1960s

  1. 1967

    Hotel

    The Duchess Caroline

    74
  2. 1966

    The Oscar

    Merle Oberon

    41
  3. 1963

    Of Love and Desire

    Katherine Beckmann

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Price of Fear

    Jessica Warren

  2. 1955

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    TV · 2 Seasons · Drama

    69
  3. 1954

    Deep in My Heart

    Dorothy Donnelly

  4. Désirée

    Empress Josephine

    52

  5. All Is Possible in Granada

    Margaret Faulson

  6. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    Mata Hari · 1 episode

  7. 1952

    Four Star Playhouse

    Martha, Margot Sterling, Carol · 1 episode

    74

  8. 24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    Linda Venning

  9. Dans la vie tout s'arrange

    Elizabeth Rockwell

  10. 1951

    Pardon My French

    Elizabeth Rockwell

1940s

  1. 1948

    Berlin Express

    Lucienne Mirbeau

  2. Night Song

    Cathy Mallory

  3. 1946

    Temptation

    Ruby

  4. Night in Paradise

    Delarai

  5. 1945

    This Love of Ours

    Karin Touzac

  6. A Song to Remember

    George Sand

    66
  7. 1944

    Dark Waters

    Leslie Calvin

    64

  8. The Lodger

    Kitty Langley

    69
  9. 1943

    First Comes Courage

    Nicole Larsen

  10. Stage Door Canteen

    Merle Oberon

    63

  11. Forever and a Day

    Marjorie Ismay

  12. 1941

    Lydia

    Lydia MacMillan

  13. Affectionately Yours

    Sue Mayberry

  14. That Uncertain Feeling

    Jill Baker

    64
  15. 1940

    'Til We Meet Again

    Joan Ames

    66

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Lion Has Wings

    Mrs. Richardson

  2. Over the Moon

    Jane Benson

  3. Wuthering Heights

    Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

    80
  4. 1938

    The Cowboy and the Lady

    Mary Smith

    64

  5. The Divorce of Lady X

    Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

    64
  6. 1937

    I, Claudius

    Messalina

  7. 1936

    Beloved Enemy

    Helen Drummond

  8. These Three

    Karen Wright

    80
  9. 1935

    The Dark Angel

    Kitty Vane

  10. Folies Bergère de Paris

    Opera Singer (umcredited)

  11. 1934

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Lady Marguerite Blakeney

    77

  12. The Broken Melody

    Germaine Brissard

  13. The Battle

    Mitsuko Yorisaka

  14. The Private Life of Don Juan

    Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

    62
  15. 1933

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    Anne Boleyn

    75
  16. 1932

    For the Love of Mike

    Bit Part

  17. Wedding Rehearsal

    Miss Hutchinson

  18. Men of Tomorrow

    Ysobel d'Aunay

  19. Aren't We All?

    Bit Part

  20. Service for Ladies

    Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

  21. 1931

    Fascination

    Flower Seller

  22. Never Trouble Trouble

    Minor Role

  23. 1930

    A Warm Corner

    Bit Part (uncredited)

1920s

  1. 1928

    The Three Passions

    Bit Part (uncredited)

Produced 1

1970s

  1. 1973

    Interval

    Producer

Appearances16

2020s

  1. 2028

    Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2019

    Churchill and the Movie Mogul

    Self (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2002

    The Trouble with Merle

    Self

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Epic That Never Was

    Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

  2. 1961

    The DuPont Show of the Week

    Self · 1 episode

1950s

  1. 1953

    Letter to Loretta

    Self - Guest Host, Self - Guest Host / Lucille · 1 episode

  2. The Oscars

    Self · 3 episodes

  3. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Self · 1 episode

  4. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Self - Host / Marian Thorne · 1 episode

  5. 1950

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    Self · 1 episode

    75

  6. What's My Line?

    Self · 1 episode

    81

1940s

  1. 1948

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    Self · 1 episode

    76
  2. 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

    Self

1930s

  1. 1938

    Hollywood Goes to Town

    Self

  2. 1936

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Self