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Merle Oberon
Actor, Producer
Died November 23, 1979 (68 years)
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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). Her career continued until the end of the 1940s when it declined and her acting performances over the following years were relatively few.
Filmography
| 1973 | Interval · as Serena Moore |
| 1966 | The Oscar · as Merle Oberon |
| 1963 | Of Love and Desire · as Katherine Beckmann |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Jessica Warren |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart · as Dorothy Donnelly |
| 1954 | Désirée · as Empress Josephine |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mata Hari |
| 1952 | Affair in Monte Carlo · as Linda Venning |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Berlin Express · as Lucienne |
| 1947 | Night Song · as Cathy Mallory |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember · as George Sand |
| 1944 | The Lodger · as Kitty Langley |
| 1944 | Dark Waters · as Leslie Calvin |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen · as Merle Oberon |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling · as Jill Baker |
| 1941 | Lydia · as Lydia MacMillan |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights · as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings · as Mrs. Richardson |
| 1939 | Over the Moon · as Jane Benson |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X · as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady · as Mary Smith |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy · as Helen Drummond |
| 1936 | These Three · as Karen Wright |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel · as Kitty Vane |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel · as Lady Blakeney |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan · as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament |
| 1934 | Vagabond Violinist · as Germaine Brissard |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII · as Anne Boleyn |
| 1932 | Wedding Rehearsal · as Miss Hutchinson |
| 1932 | For the Love of Mike · as Bit Part |
| 1932 | Men of Tomorrow · as Ysobel d'Aunay |
| 1931 | Never Trouble Trouble · as Minor Role |
| 1930 | A Warm Corner · as Bit Part |
| 1930 | Alf's Button · as Bit Part |
| 1930 | The W Plan · as Woman at Cafe Table |