
Merle Oberon
Acting
Biography
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, with a breakout role in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She later moved to Hollywood, where she became an international star, earning acclaim for films such as The Dark Angel (1935), Wuthering Heights (1939), and That Uncertain Feeling (1941…
Also known as
Queenie Thompson · Queenie O'Brien · Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
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Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

What's My Line?
1950 · TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV

The DuPont Show of the Week
1961 · TV

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV

Wuthering Heights
1939 · Movie

General Electric Theater
1953 · TV

Letter to Loretta
1953 · TV

The Oscar
1966 · Movie