Merle Oberon
Acting
Biography
Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress. She married Alexander Korda for fame and won a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She was supposed to star as the lead in Korda's The Red Shoes even though she wasn't a dancer or had any talent. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she traveled 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).
Born: February 19, 1911
Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Serena Moore
as Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
as The Duchess Caroline
as Merle Oberon
as Katherine Beckmann
as Self
as Jessica Warren
as Dorothy Donnelly
as Empress Josephine
as Margaret Faulson
as Self - Guest Host
as Self - Guest Host / Lucille
as Self
as Mata Hari
as Linda Venning
as Elizabeth Rockwell
as Self
as Self - Host / Marian Thorne
as Elizabeth Rockwell
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self
as Lucienne
as Cathy Mallory
as Ruby
as Delarai
as Karin Touzac
as George Sand
as Leslie Calvin
as Kitty Langley
as Nicole Larsen
as Merle Oberon
as Marjorie Ismay
as Lydia MacMillan
as Sue Mayberry
as Jill Baker
as Self
as Joan Ames
as Mrs. Richardson
as Jane Benson
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
as Mary Smith
as Self
as Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere
as Helen Drummond
as Karen Wright
as Kitty Vane
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
as Germaine Brissard
as Marquise Yorisaka
as Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
as Anne Boleyn
as Bit Part
as Miss Hutchinson
as Ysobel d'Aunay
as Bit Part
as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
as Flower Seller
as Minor Role
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Bit Part (uncredited)