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Karen Morley
Karen Morley

Karen Morley

ActingBorn December 12, 1909Died March 8, 2003 (age 93)Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown when he was looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933) and Dinner at Eight (1933). In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life. Her first film after leaving MGM was Our Daily Bread (1934) directed by King Vidor. She continued to work as a freelance performer, and appeared in Michael Curtiz's Black Fury, and The Littlest Rebel with Shirley Temple. Without the support of a studio, her roles became less frequent, however she played a supporting role in Pride and Prejudice (1940). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Morley  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2003
Complicated Women

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
1973
Kojak

as Mrs. Webber

TV
1972
Kung Fu

as Mrs. Roper

TV
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Born to the Saddle

as Kate Daggett

Movie
1951
M

as Mrs. Coster

Movie
1947
Framed

as Beth

Movie
1947
The Thirteenth Hour

as Eileen Blair

Movie
1946
The Unknown

as Rachel Martin

Movie
1945
Jealousy

as Dr. Monica Anderson

Movie
1940
Pride and Prejudice

as Mrs. Collins

Movie
1938
Kentucky

as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861

Movie
1937
On Such a Night

as Gail Stanley

Movie
1937
The Last Train from Madrid

as Baroness Helene Rafitte

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Outcast

as Margaret Stevens

Movie
1936
Beloved Enemy

as Cathleen O'Brien

Movie
1936
Devil's Squadron

as Martha Dawson

Movie
1935
The Littlest Rebel

as Mrs. Cary

Movie
1935
Thunder in the Night

as Countess Madalaine

Movie
1935
The Healer

as Evelyn Allen

Movie
1935
Black Fury

as Anna Novak

Movie
1935
$10 Raise

as Emily Converse

Movie
1934
Wednesday's Child

as Kathryn Phillips

Movie
1934
Our Daily Bread

as Mary Sims

Movie
1934Movie
1934Movie
1933
Dinner at Eight

as Lucy Talbot

Movie
1933Movie
1932
Flesh

as Laura

Movie
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu

as Sheila Barton

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Downstairs

as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Washington Masquerade

as Consuela Fairbanks

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Scarface

as Poppy

Movie
1932
Are You Listening?

as Alice Grimes

Movie
1932Movie
1931
Mata Hari

as Carlotta

Movie
1931Movie
1931
High Stakes

as Anne Cornwall

Movie
1931Movie
1931Movie
1931
Daybreak

as Emily Kessner

Movie
1931
Strangers May Kiss

as Dining Companion

Movie
1931
Politics

as Myrtle Burns

Movie
1931
Inspiration

as Liane Latour

Movie
1929
Thru Different Eyes

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 12, 1909
Day of DeathMarch 8, 2003
Place of BirthOttumwa, Iowa, USA
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