Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon born Estelle Merle OBrien Thompson 19 February 1911 23 November 1979 was a British actress of Sri Lankan Burgher origin Her career spanned 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 Her performance as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress Oberons other notable roles included A Song to Remember 1945 Berlin Express 1948 and Désirée 1954 A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that nearly ended her career but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973 Description above from the Wikipedia article Merle Oberon licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia