Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress. She began her film career in British films, and a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), brought her attention. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performa...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Trouble with Merle
2002
as Self
The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately resu...
Interval
1973
as Serena Moore
An emotionally fragile older woman embarks on an ill-fated love affair with a handsome young artist while traveling through Mexico's Yucatan peninsula...
The Epic That Never Was
1969
as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
Hotel
1967
as The Duchess Caroline
This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock...
The Oscar
1966
as Merle Oberon
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the...
Of Love and Desire
1963
as Katherine Beckmann
American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Kat...
The Price of Fear
1956
as Jessica Warren
A co-owner of a race track goes on the run after witnessing something he shouldn't have at the track.
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Dorothy Donnelly
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
Désirée
1954
as Empress Josephine
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-B...
All Is Possible in Granada
1954
as Margaret Faulson
Following meetings between Spain and the United States a delegation of a mining company arrives to Granada in search of uranium. The company contacted...
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
as Linda Venning
A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from himself.
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952
as Elizabeth Rockwell
A Boston school teacher fights with a group of impoverished Frenchmen for possession of an inherited château. Elizabeth Rockwell is indignant when she...
Pardon My French
1951
as Elizabeth Rockwell
A Boston school teacher fights with a group of impoverished Frenchmen for possession of an inherited château. Elizabeth Rockwell is indignant when she...
Berlin Express
1948
as Lucienne
In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.
Night Song
1948
as Cathy Mallory
A socialite pretends to be poor and blind in her plan to help a blinded pianist.
Temptation
1946
as Ruby
After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.
Night in Paradise
1946
as Delarai
Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.
This Love of Ours
1945
as Karin Touzac
At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him...and...
A Song to Remember
1945
as George Sand
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, wher...
Dark Waters
1944
as Leslie Calvin
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various...
The Lodger
1944
as Kitty Langley
In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
First Comes Courage
1943
as Nicole Larsen
Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies la...
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Merle Oberon
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
Forever and a Day
1943
as Marjorie Ismay
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, ...
Lydia
1941
as Lydia MacMillan
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young ...
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Sue Mayberry
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females.
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Jill Baker
A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Joan Ames
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. J...
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Mrs. Richardson
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British...
Over the Moon
1939
as Jane Benson
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis, she sugg...
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged l...
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Mary Smith
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off f...
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which h...
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Helen Drummond
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is no...
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the...
These Three
1936
as Karen Wright
Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students e...
The Dark Angel
1935
as Kitty Vane
Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has ...
Folies Bergère
1935
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
An entertainer impersonates a look-alike banker, causing comic confusion for wife and girlfriend.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an un...
The Broken Melody
1934
as Germaine Brissard
A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.
The Battle
1934
as Marquise Yorisaka
The Battle is a 1934 Franco-British co-production English language drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas and Viktor Tourjansky, and starring Charles B...
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five y...
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Anne Boleyn
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of tre...
For the Love of Mike
1932
as Bit Part
A useless secretary and his private detective friend try to help an heiress from being swindled by her guardian.
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as Miss Hutchinson
The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off .
Men of Tomorrow
1932
as Ysobel d'Aunay
In the years after his graduation Allen Shepherd has become a successful novelist and has married Jane Anderson. A firm proponent of traditional sex r...
Aren't We All?
1932
as Bit Part
Because his father, Lord Grenham, spends more time philandering with attractive women than conducting business, Willie Tatham is forced to interrupt h...
Ebb Tide
1932
as (uncredited)
A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.
Service for Ladies
1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince t...
Fascination
1931
as Flower Seller
Story of a vampish actress who comes between a happily married couple in this light-hearted melodrama.
Never Trouble Trouble
1931
as Minor Role
A comedy film directed by Lupino Lane.
A Warm Corner
1930
as Bit Part (uncredited)
This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different ta...
The Three Passions
1928
as Bit Part (uncredited)
A Lord's son aids a seaman's mission but returns to save his sick father's shipyard from strikers.