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.
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
as Self (archive footage)
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
as Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
as Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Merle
as Self
The Trouble with Merle
as Self
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self
Interval
as Serena Moore
Interval
as Serena Moore
The Epic That Never Was
as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
The Epic That Never Was
as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
Of Love and Desire
as Katherine Beckmann
Of Love and Desire
as Katherine Beckmann
The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
Désirée
as Empress Josephine
Désirée
as Empress Josephine
All Is Possible in Granada
as Margaret Faulson
All Is Possible in Granada
as Margaret Faulson
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Linda Venning
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Linda Venning
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Berlin Express
as Lucienne Mirbeau
Berlin Express
as Lucienne Mirbeau
Night Song
as Cathy Mallory
Night Song
as Cathy Mallory
Temptation
as Ruby
Temptation
as Ruby
Night in Paradise
as Delarai
Night in Paradise
as Delarai
The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
First Comes Courage
as Nicole Larsen
First Comes Courage
as Nicole Larsen
Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
I, Claudius
as Messalina
I, Claudius
as Messalina
Beloved Enemy
as Helen Drummond
Beloved Enemy
as Helen Drummond
These Three
as Karen Wright
These Three
as Karen Wright
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
Men of Tomorrow
as Ysobel d'Aunay
Men of Tomorrow
as Ysobel d'Aunay
The Three Passions
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Three Passions
as Bit Part (uncredited)