Merle Oberon

Person

Merle Oberon

Born 19 February 1911 Died 23 November 1979, aged 68 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India] TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1928)
45years on screen and counting
5credits in 1952, their busiest year
56dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Interval poster Age: 62

Interval

1973
as Serena Moore
Hotel poster Age: 55

Hotel

1967
as The Duchess Caroline
The Oscar poster Age: 55

The Oscar

1966
as Merle Oberon
Of Love and Desire poster Age: 52

Of Love and Desire

1963
as Katherine Beckmann
The Price of Fear poster Age: 45

The Price of Fear

1956
as Jessica Warren
Deep in My Heart poster Age: 43

Deep in My Heart

1954
as Dorothy Donnelly
Désirée poster Age: 43

Désirée

1954
as Empress Josephine
All Is Possible in Granada poster Age: 43

All Is Possible in Granada

1954
as Margaret Faulson
24 Hours of a Woman's Life poster Age: 41

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

1952
as Linda Venning
Dans la vie tout s'arrange poster Age: 41

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

1952
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Pardon My French poster Age: 40

Pardon My French

1951
as Elizabeth Rockwell
Berlin Express poster Age: 37

Berlin Express

1948
as Lucienne Mirbeau
Night Song poster Age: 36

Night Song

1948
as Cathy Mallory
Temptation poster Age: 35

Temptation

1946
as Ruby
Night in Paradise poster Age: 35

Night in Paradise

1946
as Delarai
This Love of Ours poster Age: 34

This Love of Ours

1945
as Karin Touzac
A Song to Remember poster Age: 33

A Song to Remember

1945
as George Sand
Dark Waters poster Age: 33

Dark Waters

1944
as Leslie Calvin
The Lodger poster Age: 32

The Lodger

1944
as Kitty Langley
First Comes Courage poster Age: 32

First Comes Courage

1943
as Nicole Larsen
Stage Door Canteen poster Age: 32

Stage Door Canteen

1943
as Merle Oberon
Forever and a Day poster Age: 31

Forever and a Day

1943
as Marjorie Ismay
Lydia poster Age: 30

Lydia

1941
as Lydia MacMillan
Affectionately Yours poster Age: 30

Affectionately Yours

1941
as Sue Mayberry
That Uncertain Feeling poster Age: 30

That Uncertain Feeling

1941
as Jill Baker
'Til We Meet Again poster Age: 29

'Til We Meet Again

1940
as Joan Ames
The Lion Has Wings poster Age: 28

The Lion Has Wings

1939
as Mrs. Richardson
Over the Moon poster Age: 28

Over the Moon

1939
as Jane Benson
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 28

Wuthering Heights

1939
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Cowboy and the Lady poster Age: 27

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938
as Mary Smith
The Divorce of Lady X poster Age: 26

The Divorce of Lady X

1938
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
I, Claudius poster Age: 25

I, Claudius

1937
as Messalina
Beloved Enemy poster Age: 25

Beloved Enemy

1936
as Helen Drummond
These Three poster Age: 25

These Three

1936
as Karen Wright
The Dark Angel poster Age: 24

The Dark Angel

1935
as Kitty Vane
Folies Bergère de Paris poster Age: 24

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
The Scarlet Pimpernel poster Age: 23

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
The Broken Melody poster Age: 23

The Broken Melody

1934
as Germaine Brissard
The Battle poster Age: 23

The Battle

1934
as Mitsuko Yorisaka
The Private Life of Don Juan poster Age: 22

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
The Private Life of Henry VIII poster Age: 22

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933
as Anne Boleyn
For the Love of Mike poster Age: 21

For the Love of Mike

1932
as Bit Part
Wedding Rehearsal poster Age: 21

Wedding Rehearsal

1932
as Miss Hutchinson
Men of Tomorrow poster Age: 21

Men of Tomorrow

1932
as Ysobel d'Aunay
Aren't We All? poster Age: 21

Aren't We All?

1932
as Bit Part
Service for Ladies poster Age: 20

Service for Ladies

1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Fascination poster Age: 20

Fascination

1931
as Flower Seller
Never Trouble Trouble poster Age: 20

Never Trouble Trouble

1931
as Minor Role
A Warm Corner poster Age: 19

A Warm Corner

1930
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Three Passions poster Age: 17

The Three Passions

1928
as Bit Part (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 45

Assignment Foreign Legion

1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 44

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
General Electric Theater poster Age: 41

General Electric Theater

1953
as Mata Hari
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 41

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Martha
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 41

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Margot Sterling
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 41

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Carol
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