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Birthday: Dec 12, 1909
Place of Birth: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Karen Morley

​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
Movie Cast Year
Scarface Poppy 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu Sheila Barton 1932
The Phantom of Crestwood Jenny Wren 1932
The Thirteenth Hour Eileen Blair 1947
Framed Beth 1947
Jealousy Dr. Monica Anderson 1945
Beloved Enemy Cathleen O'Brien 1936
The Littlest Rebel Mrs. Cary 1935
The Unknown Rachel Martin 1946
Black Fury Anna Novak 1935
Gabriel Over the White House Pendola Molloy 1933
The Cuban Love Song Crystal 1931
Our Daily Bread Mary Sims 1934
Flesh Laura 1932
Never the Twain Shall Meet Maisie 1931
Downstairs Karl's New Employer (uncredited) 1932
Arsène Lupin Sonia 1932
Are You Listening? Alice Grimes 1932
The Healer Evelyn Allen 1935
Politics Myrtle Burns 1931
Straight Is the Way Bertha 1934
Wednesday's Child Kathryn Phillips 1934
The Crime Doctor Andra 1934
$10 Raise Emily Converse 1935
On Such a Night Gail Stanley 1937
The Last Train from Madrid Baroness Helene Rafitte 1937
The Washington Masquerade Consuela Fairbanks 1932
M Mrs. Coster 1951
Laughing Sinners Estelle 1931
Complicated Women Self - Interviewee 2003
Dinner at Eight Lucy Talbot 1933
Kentucky Mrs. Goodwin - 1861 1938
The Sin of Madelon Claudet Alice 1931
Pride and Prejudice Mrs. Collins 1940
Devil's Squadron Martha Dawson 1936
Born to the Saddle Kate Daggett 1953
Daybreak Emily Kessner 1931
Thunder in the Night Countess Madalaine 1935
High Stakes Anne Cornwall 1931
The Girl from Scotland Yard Linda Beech 1937
Man About Town Helena 1932
Strangers May Kiss Dining Companion 1931
Inspiration Liane Latour 1931
Mata Hari Carlotta 1931
Outcast Margaret Stevens 1937
The Big Parade of Comedy Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1964
Series Cast Year
Kung Fu 1972
Kojak Mrs. Webber 1973
Police Woman 1974
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