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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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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 |