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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Acting

February 19, 1911 – November 23, 1979 (died at 68)
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Female
58 Movies
16 TV Shows

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.

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 7.2

as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

Age 28 (now 68)
The Lodger
The Lodger

The Lodger

1944 6.5

as Kitty Langley

Age 32 (now 68)
Berlin Express
Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948 6.2

as Lucienne Mirbeau

Age 37 (now 68)
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 6.6

as Jill Baker

Age 30 (now 68)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934 7.0

as Lady Marguerite Blakeney

Age 23 (now 68)
These Three
These Three

These Three

1936 7.2

as Karen Wright

Age 25 (now 68)
Désirée
Désirée

Désirée

1954 6.6

as Empress Josephine

Age 43 (now 68)
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X

1938 5.9

as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere

Age 26 (now 68)
Dark Waters
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944 6.0

as Leslie Calvin

Age 33 (now 68)
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945 6.4

as George Sand

Age 33 (now 68)
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 6.3

as Mary Smith

Age 27 (now 68)
The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear

The Price of Fear

1956 5.9

as Jessica Warren

Age 45 (now 68)
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954 6.7

as Dorothy Donnelly

Age 43 (now 68)
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934 6.0

as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament

Age 22 (now 68)
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935 6.2

as Kitty Vane

Age 24 (now 68)
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

1939 6.4

as Mrs. Richardson

Age 28 (now 68)