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Merle Oberon was a Eurasian actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), 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 recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973.
Born
Sunday, 19 February 1911
Died
Friday, 23 November 1979
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self | 2019 |
| The Brontes at the BBC | Cathy | 2016 |
| Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies | Self | 2008 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| The Trouble with Merle | Self | 2002 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Interval | Serena Moore | 1973 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self | 2019 |
| The Brontes at the BBC | Cathy | 2016 |
| Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies | Self | 2008 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| The Trouble with Merle | Self | 2002 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Interval | Serena Moore | 1973 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Hotel | The Duchess Caroline | 1967 |
| The Oscar | Merle Oberon | 1966 |
| The Epic That Never Was | Herself / Self / Messalina | 1965 |
| The Other World of Winston Churchill | Self - Acquaintance | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Of Love and Desire | Katherine Beckmann | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Price of Fear | Jessica Warren | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Jane Marryot | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Dorothy Donnelly | 1954 |
| Désirée | Empress Josephine | 1954 |
| Climax! | Self | 1954 |
| The Best of Broadway | Maggie Cutler | 1954 |
| The Igor Cassini Show | Self - Guest | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Lucille / Self - Guest Host | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Mata Hari | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Allison Brent / Sara Belmont | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Martha / Margot Sterling / Carol | 1952 |
| Affair in Monte Carlo | Linda Venning | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Marian Thorne / Self - Host | 1951 |
| Pardon My French | Elizabeth Rockwell | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Guest Host / Self | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| Berlin Express | Lucienne | 1948 |
| Night Song | Cathy / Cathy Mallory | 1947 |
| Temptation | Ruby | 1946 |
| Night in Paradise | Delarai | 1946 |
| This Love of Ours | Karin Touzac | 1945 |
| A Song to Remember | George Sand | 1945 |
| Dark Waters | Leslie Calvin | 1944 |
| The Lodger | Kitty Langley | 1944 |
| First Comes Courage | Nicole Larsen | 1943 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Merle Oberon | 1943 |
| Forever and a Day | Marjorie Ismay | 1943 |
| Lydia | Lydia MacMillan | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Sue Mayberry | 1941 |
| That Uncertain Feeling | Jill Baker | 1941 |
| 'Til We Meet Again | Joan Ames | 1940 |
| The Lion Has Wings | Mrs. Richardson | 1939 |
| Wuthering Heights | Cathy / Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton | 1939 |
| Over the Moon | Jane Benson | 1939 |
| The Cowboy and the Lady | Mary Smith | 1938 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938 |
| The Divorce of Lady X | Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere | 1938 |
| Beloved Enemy | Helen Drummond | 1936 |
| These Three | Karen Wright / Karen | 1936 |
| The Dark Angel | Kitty Vane | 1935 |
| Folies Bergère de Paris | Baroness Genevieve Cassini | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Lady Blakeney / Lady Marguerite Blakeney | 1935 |
| Vagabond Violinist | Germaine Brissard | 1934 |
| Thunder in the East | Marquise Yorisaka | 1934 |
| The Private Life of Don Juan | Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament / Antonita - A Dancer of Passionate Temperament | 1934 |
| The Private Life of Henry VIII | Anne Boleyn - The Second Wife / Anne Boleyn | 1933 |
| Strange Evidence | Bit Part | 1933 |
| For the Love of Mike | Bit Part | 1932 |
| Wedding Rehearsal | Miss Hutchinson | 1932 |
| Men of Tomorrow | Ysobel d'Aunay | 1932 |
| Aren't We All? | Bit Part | 1932 |
| Reserved for Ladies | Undetermined Minor Role | 1932 |
| Fascination | Flower Seller | 1931 |
| Never Trouble Trouble | Minor Role / Bit Part | 1931 |
| A Warm Corner | Bit Part | 1930 |
| Alf's Button | Bit Part | 1930 |
| The W Plan | Woman at Cafe Table | 1930 |
| The Three Passions | Bit Part | 1929 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Interval | 1973 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1936 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
