Merle Oberon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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]
Merle Oberon
Biography
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
Acting
(2002)
The Trouble with Merle
as Self
(1973)
Interval
as Serena Moore
(1969)
The Epic That Never Was
as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
(1967)
Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
(1966)
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
(1963)
Of Love and Desire
as Katherine Beckmann
(1956)
The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
(1954)
Désirée
as Empress Josephine
(1954)
Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
(1954)
All Is Possible in Granada
as Margaret Faulson
(1952)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Linda Venning
(1952)
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
as Elizabeth Rockwell
(1951)
Pardon My French
as Elizabeth Rockwell
(1948)
Night Song
as Cathy Mallory
(1948)
Berlin Express
as Lucienne
(1946)
Night in Paradise
as Delarai
(1946)
Temptation
as Ruby
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as George Sand
(1945)
This Love of Ours
as Karin Touzac
(1944)
Dark Waters
as Leslie Calvin
(1944)
The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
(1943)
First Comes Courage
as Nicole Larsen
(1943)
Forever and a Day
as Marjorie Ismay
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Merle Oberon
(1941)
Lydia
as Lydia MacMillan
(1941)
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jill Baker
(1941)
Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
(1940)
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Joan Ames
(1939)
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
(1939)
Over the Moon
as Jane Benson
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
(1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
(1938)
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
(1936)
Beloved Enemy
as Helen Drummond
(1936)
(1936)
These Three
as Karen Wright
(1935)
The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
(1935)
Folies Bergère
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
(1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
(1934)
The Broken Melody
as Germaine Brissard
(1934)
The Battle
as Marquise Yorisaka
(1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
(1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne Boleyn
(1932)
For the Love of Mike
as Bit Part
(1932)
Wedding Rehearsal
as Miss Hutchinson
(1932)
Men of Tomorrow
as Ysobel d'Aunay
(1932)
Ebb Tide
as (uncredited)
(1932)
Aren't We All?
as Bit Part
(1932)
Service for Ladies
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
(1931)
Never Trouble Trouble
as Minor Role
(1931)
Fascination
as Flower Seller
(1930)
A Warm Corner
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1928)
The Three Passions
as Bit Part (uncredited)