Merle Oberon

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 performance in The Dark Angel (1935). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she soon followed this with her most renowned role, as Cathy in Wuthering Heights (1939).

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