- Films
- 27
- Avg rating
- 6.74
- Peak run
- 1935’39
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Merle by the numbers
Average
6.74
15 rated films
Vote weighted
6.77
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.39
rating spread
Career
36y
1932 to 1967
Total votes
67.8K
across every film
Best
7.5
Wuthering Heights
Worst
6.3
Lydia
Newest first
Filmography
| 1967 | Hotel | The Duchess Caroline | 6.6 | 1,894 |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear | Jessica Warren | · | 797 |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart | Dorothy Donnelly | 6.4 | 1,101 |
| 1954 | Désirée | Empress Josephine | 6.3 | 4,035 |
| 1948 | Berlin Express | Lucienne Mirbeau | 6.8 | 4,330 |
| 1947 | Night Song | Cathy | · | 764 |
| 1946 | Temptation | Ruby Armine | · | 474 |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | George Sand | 6.6 | 1,774 |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Leslie Calvin | 6.5 | 1,242 |
| 1944 | The Lodger | Kitty Langley | 7.0 | 4,479 |
| 1943 | First Comes Courage | Nicole Larsen | · | 436 |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Sue Mayberry | · | 730 |
| 1941 | Lydia | Lydia MacMillan | 6.3 | 1,042 |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling | Jill Baker | 6.6 | 3,374 |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Joan Ames | · | 882 |
| 1939 | Over the Moon | Jane Benson | · | 373 |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Mrs. Richardson | · | 895 |
| 1939 |  Wuthering Heights | Cathy | 7.5 | 23,120 |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Mary Smith | 6.6 | 2,030 |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X | Leslie Steele | 6.6 | 1,869 |
Better together?
Merle Oberon's regulars
- William WylerDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.07
- Alexander KordaDirector and actor · 2 films
- William K. HowardDirector and actor · 2 films
- H.C. PotterDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.14
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Merle Oberon
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1936Merle Oberon
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