As Actor
Interval
1973
5.0
Merle Oberon
Acting
Birth date
February 19, 1911
Birth place
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Death date
November 23, 1979
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).
Featured in
As Actor
The Epic That Never Was
1969
6.7
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Hotel
1967
6.1
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Of Love and Desire
1963
5.0
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The Price of Fear
1956
5.8
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Désirée
1954
6.5
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24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952
4.7
As Actor
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952
5.0
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Pardon My French
1951
5.0
As Actor
Night Song
1948
6.2
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A Song to Remember
1945
6.3
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Dark Waters
1944
5.8
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The Lodger
1944
6.3
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First Comes Courage
1943
6.6
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The Lion Has Wings
1939
6.2
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Wuthering Heights
1939
7.2
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Beloved Enemy
1936
6.1
As Actor
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
6.0
As Actor
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
6.9
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The Broken Melody
1934
7.0