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Merle Oberon
Actress 1911 - 1979

Merle Oberon

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Wuthering Heights
Character Cathy
Shot from That Uncertain Feeling
Character Jill Baker
Hotel No snapshots yet
Character The Duchess Caroline

Hotel

1967

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Character Merle Oberon

The Oscar

1966

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Character Jessica Warren
Désirée No snapshots yet
Character Empress Josephine

Désirée

1954

Title screen of Berlin Express No snapshots yet
Character Lucienne Mirbeau
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Character Ruby

Temptation

1946

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Character George Sand
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Character Leslie Calvin
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Character Kitty Langley

The Lodger

1944

Title screen of Stage Door Canteen No snapshots yet
Character Merle Oberon
Title screen of The Lion Has Wings No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Richardson
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Character Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
These Three No snapshots yet
Character Karen Wright
Folies Bergère de Paris No snapshots yet
Character Baroness Genevieve Cassini
The Private Life of Don Juan No snapshots yet
Character Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
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Character Lady Marguerite Blakeney

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

20 titles
Hotel
Hotel 1967
The Oscar
The Oscar 1966
The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear 1956
Désirée
Désirée 1954
Berlin Express
Berlin Express 1948
Temptation
Temptation 1946
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember 1945
The Lodger
The Lodger 1944
Dark Waters
Dark Waters 1944
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen 1943
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling 1941
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 1939
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings 1939
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X 1938
These Three
These Three 1936
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris 1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan 1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933
Fascination
Fascination 1931

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