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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
(1939)
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Berlin Express
(1948)
Lucienne
Désirée
(1954)
Empress Josephine
The Lodger
(1944)
Kitty Langley
The Scarlet Pimpernel
(1934)
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
Full Filmography
Acting
The Three Passions
(1928)
Bit Part
A Warm Corner
(1930)
Bit Part
Fascination
(1931)
Flower Seller
Never Trouble Trouble
(1931)
Minor Role
Wedding Rehearsal
(1932)
Miss Hutchinson
Service for Ladies
(1932)
Undetermined Minor Role
For the Love of Mike
(1932)
Bit Part
Aren't We All?
(1932)
Bit Part
Ebb Tide
(1932)
(uncredited)
Men of Tomorrow
(1932)
Ysobel d'Aunay
The Private Life of Henry VIII
(1933)
Anne Boleyn
The Scarlet Pimpernel
(1934)
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Private Life of Don Juan
(1934)
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Broken Melody
(1934)
Germaine Brissard
The Battle
(1934)
Marquise Yorisaka
The Dark Angel
(1935)
Kitty Vane
Folies Bergère
(1935)
Baroness Genevieve Cassini
Beloved Enemy
(1936)
Helen Drummond
These Three
(1936)
Karen Wright
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
(1936)
Self
The Divorce of Lady X
(1938)
Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Mary Smith
Hollywood Goes to Town
(1938)
Self
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Lion Has Wings
(1939)
Mrs. Richardson
Over the Moon
(1939)
Jane Benson
'Til We Meet Again
(1940)
Joan Ames
Breakdowns of 1940
(1940)
Self
That Uncertain Feeling
(1941)
Jill Baker
Lydia
(1941)
Lydia MacMillan
Affectionately Yours
(1941)
Sue Mayberry
Calling All Aliens
(1941)
Self
First Comes Courage
(1943)
Nicole Larsen
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Merle Oberon
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Marjorie Ismay
The Lodger
(1944)
Kitty Langley
Dark Waters
(1944)
Leslie Calvin
A Song to Remember
(1945)
George Sand
This Love of Ours
(1945)
Karin Touzac
Temptation
(1946)
Ruby
Night in Paradise
(1946)
Delarai
Berlin Express
(1948)
Lucienne
Night Song
(1948)
Cathy Mallory
Pardon My French
(1951)
Elizabeth Rockwell
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
(1952)
Linda Venning
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
(1952)
Elizabeth Rockwell
Deep in My Heart
(1954)
Dorothy Donnelly
Désirée
(1954)
Empress Josephine
All Is Possible in Granada
(1954)
Margaret Faulson
The Price of Fear
(1956)
Jessica Warren
Of Love and Desire
(1963)
Katherine Beckmann
The Oscar
(1966)
Merle Oberon
Hotel
(1967)
The Duchess Caroline
The Epic That Never Was
(1969)
Herself
Interval
(1973)
Serena Moore
The Trouble with Merle
(2002)
Self