Merle Oberon

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).

Known For

Wuthering Heights

as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

The Lodger

as Kitty Langley

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Anne Boleyn

The Oscars

as Self

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Lady Marguerite Blakeney

Berlin Express

as Lucienne

That Uncertain Feeling

as Jill Baker

Désirée

as Empress Josephine

These Three

as Karen Wright

A Song to Remember

as George Sand