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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
Désirée
(1954)
Empress Josephine
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Merle Oberon
That Uncertain Feeling
(1941)
Jill Baker
Berlin Express
(1948)
Lucienne
These Three
(1936)
Karen Wright
The Lodger
(1944)
Kitty Langley
The Private Life of Henry VIII
(1933)
Anne Boleyn
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
Men of Tomorrow
(1932)
Ysobel d'Aunay
Ebb Tide
(1932)
(uncredited)
For the Love of Mike
(1932)
Bit Part
Service for Ladies
(1932)
Undetermined Minor Role
Wedding Rehearsal
(1932)
Miss Hutchinson
Aren't We All?
(1932)
Bit Part
The Private Life of Henry VIII
(1933)
Anne Boleyn
The Scarlet Pimpernel
(1934)
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Battle
(1934)
Marquise Yorisaka
The Private Life of Don Juan
(1934)
Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Broken Melody
(1934)
Germaine Brissard
Folies Bergère
(1935)
Baroness Genevieve Cassini
The Dark Angel
(1935)
Kitty Vane
Beloved Enemy
(1936)
Helen Drummond
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
(1936)
Self
These Three
(1936)
Karen Wright
The Divorce of Lady X
(1938)
Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
Hollywood Goes to Town
(1938)
Self
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Mary Smith
Over the Moon
(1939)
Jane Benson
The Lion Has Wings
(1939)
Mrs. Richardson
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
'Til We Meet Again
(1940)
Joan Ames
Breakdowns of 1940
(1940)
Self
Affectionately Yours
(1941)
Sue Mayberry
Lydia
(1941)
Lydia MacMillan
Calling All Aliens
(1941)
Self
That Uncertain Feeling
(1941)
Jill Baker
First Comes Courage
(1943)
Nicole Larsen
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Merle Oberon
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Marjorie Ismay
Dark Waters
(1944)
Leslie Calvin
The Lodger
(1944)
Kitty Langley
This Love of Ours
(1945)
Karin Touzac
A Song to Remember
(1945)
George Sand
Night in Paradise
(1946)
Delarai
Temptation
(1946)
Ruby
Night Song
(1948)
Cathy Mallory
Berlin Express
(1948)
Lucienne
Pardon My French
(1951)
Elizabeth Rockwell
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
(1952)
Elizabeth Rockwell
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
(1952)
Linda Venning
All Is Possible in Granada
(1954)
Margaret Faulson
Deep in My Heart
(1954)
Dorothy Donnelly
Désirée
(1954)
Empress Josephine
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