Merle Oberon
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
19 Feb 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Total Projects
73
Years Active
74 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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,...
Known For
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Oscars
1953
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Letter to Loretta
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
Filmography
movie
The Trouble with Merle
The Trouble with Merle
as Self
movie
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self
movie
Interval
Interval
as Serena Moore
tv
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
movie
The Epic That Never Was
The Epic That Never Was
as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
movie
Hotel
Hotel
as The Duchess Caroline
movie
The Oscar
The Oscar
as Merle Oberon
movie
Of Love and Desire
Of Love and Desire
as Katherine Beckmann
tv
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
tv
Assignment Foreign Legion
Assignment Foreign Legion
movie
The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear
as Jessica Warren
tv
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
movie
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
as Dorothy Donnelly
movie
Désirée
Désirée
as Empress Josephine
movie
All Is Possible in Granada
All Is Possible in Granada
as Margaret Faulson
tv
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host
tv
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host / Lucille
tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Mata Hari
tv
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Martha
tv
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Margot Sterling
tv
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Carol
movie
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Linda Venning
movie
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
as Elizabeth Rockwell
tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Self
tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host / Marian Thorne
movie
Pardon My French
Pardon My French
as Elizabeth Rockwell
tv
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
movie
Berlin Express
Berlin Express
as Lucienne
movie
Night Song
Night Song
as Cathy Mallory
movie
Temptation
Temptation
as Ruby
movie
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
as Delarai
movie
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours
as Karin Touzac
movie
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
as George Sand
movie
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
as Leslie Calvin
movie
The Lodger
The Lodger
as Kitty Langley
movie
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage
as Nicole Larsen
movie
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
as Merle Oberon
movie
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
as Marjorie Ismay
movie
Lydia
Lydia
as Lydia MacMillan
movie
Affectionately Yours
Affectionately Yours
as Sue Mayberry
movie
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jill Baker
movie
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
movie
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
as Joan Ames
movie
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
as Mrs. Richardson
movie
Over the Moon
Over the Moon
as Jane Benson
movie
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
movie
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Mary Smith
movie
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
movie
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
movie
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
as Messalina
movie
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
as Helen Drummond
movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
movie
These Three
These Three
as Karen Wright
movie
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
movie
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
movie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
movie
The Broken Melody
The Broken Melody
as Germaine Brissard
movie
The Battle
The Battle
as Mitsuko Yorisaka
movie
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne Boleyn
movie
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
as Bit Part
movie
Wedding Rehearsal
Wedding Rehearsal
as Miss Hutchinson
movie
Men of Tomorrow
Men of Tomorrow
as Ysobel d'Aunay
movie
Aren't We All?
Aren't We All?
as Bit Part
movie
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
as (uncredited)
movie
Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
movie
Fascination
Fascination
as Flower Seller
movie
Never Trouble Trouble
Never Trouble Trouble
as Minor Role
movie
A Warm Corner
A Warm Corner
as Bit Part (uncredited)
movie
The Three Passions
The Three Passions
as Bit Part (uncredited)