Merle Oberon
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.
Acting
Movie
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
1939
Movie
The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
1944
Movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne Boleyn
1933
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
1934
Movie
Berlin Express
as Lucienne
1948
Movie
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jill Baker
1941
Movie
Désirée
as Empress Josephine
1954
Movie
These Three
as Karen Wright
1936
Movie
A Song to Remember
as George Sand
1945
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Movie
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
1938
Movie
The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
1938
Movie
Dark Waters
as Leslie Calvin
1944
Movie
Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
1967
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
1934
Movie
The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
1956
Movie
The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
1935
Movie
Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
1954
Movie
Stage Door Canteen
as Merle Oberon
1943
Movie
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
1966
Movie
The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
1939
Movie
Temptation
as Ruby
1946
