Acting
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Sri Lankan Burgher origin. Her career spanned 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
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Film · 2028
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Film · 2019
The Trouble with Merle
Film · 2002
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Film · 1993
Interval
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Epic That Never Was
Film · 1969
Hotel
Film · 1967
The Oscar
Film · 1966
Of Love and Desire
Film · 1963
The DuPont Show of the Week
Series · 1961
The Price of Fear
Film · 1956
Assignment Foreign Legion
Series · 1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Désirée
Film · 1954
All Is Possible in Granada
Film · 1954
Deep in My Heart
Film · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Film · 1952
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
Film · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Pardon My French
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
Berlin Express
Film · 1948
Night Song
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Temptation
Film · 1946
Night in Paradise
Film · 1946
A Song to Remember
Film · 1945
This Love of Ours
Film · 1945
The Lodger
Film · 1944
Dark Waters
Film · 1944
First Comes Courage
Film · 1943
Stage Door Canteen
Film · 1943
Forever and a Day
Film · 1943
That Uncertain Feeling
Film · 1941
Lydia
Film · 1941
Affectionately Yours
Film · 1941
'Til We Meet Again
Film · 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
Film · 1940
Wuthering Heights
Film · 1939
The Lion Has Wings
Film · 1939
Over the Moon
Film · 1939
The Divorce of Lady X
Film · 1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Film · 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Film · 1938
I, Claudius
Film · 1937
Beloved Enemy
Film · 1936
These Three
Film · 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Film · 1936
The Dark Angel
Film · 1935
Folies Bergère de Paris
Film · 1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Film · 1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
Film · 1934
The Broken Melody
Film · 1934
The Battle
Film · 1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Film · 1933
Wedding Rehearsal
Film · 1932
For the Love of Mike
Film · 1932
Aren't We All?
Film · 1932
Ebb Tide
Film · 1932
Men of Tomorrow
Film · 1932
Service for Ladies
Film · 1932
Fascination
Film · 1931
Never Trouble Trouble
Film · 1931
A Warm Corner
Film · 1930
The Three Passions
Film · 1928