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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel (1967) | The Duchess Caroline | - | - |
| 2 | The Price of Fear (1956) | Jessica Warren | 5 | |
| 3 | Berlin Express (1948) | Lucienne | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Temptation (1946) | Ruby | 5 | |
| 5 | A Song to Remember (1945) | George Sand | 5 | |
| 6 | The Lodger (1944) | Kitty Langley | 2 | |
| 7 | Dark Waters (1944) | Leslie Calvin | 4 | |
| 8 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | Merle Oberon | 5 | |
| 9 | Wuthering Heights (1939) | Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton | 6.5 | |
| 10 | The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) | Mary Smith | - | - |
| 11 | The Divorce of Lady X (1938) | Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere | - | - |
| 12 | These Three (1936) | Karen Wright | 7 | |
| 13 | Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) | Baroness Genevieve Cassini | 6 | |
| 14 | The Dark Angel (1935) | Kitty Vane | - | - |
| 15 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) | Lady Marguerite Blakeney | 4 | |
| 16 | The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) | Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament | 6 | |
| 17 | The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) | Anne Boleyn | 6 | |
| 18 | Wedding Rehearsal (1932) | Miss Hutchinson | 5 |
