Acting

Karen Morley

Acting · Born 1909-12-12 · Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

​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.

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Film
Complicated Women
2003 · Self - Interviewee
Police Woman
1974
Kojak
1973 · Mrs. Webber
Kung Fu
1972 · Mrs. Roper
Film
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film
Born to the Saddle
1953 · Kate Daggett
Film
M
1951 · Mrs. Coster
Film
Framed
1947 · Beth
Film
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Eileen Blair
Film
The Unknown
1946 · Rachel Martin
Film
Jealousy
1945 · Dr. Monica Anderson
Film
Pride and Prejudice
1940 · Mrs. Collins
Film
Kentucky
1938 · Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
Film
On Such a Night
1937 · Gail Stanley
Film
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 · Baroness Helene Rafitte
Film
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 · Linda Beech
Film
Outcast
1937 · Margaret Stevens
Film
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Cathleen O'Brien
Film
Devil's Squadron
1936 · Martha Dawson
Film
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · Mrs. Cary
Film
Thunder in the Night
1935 · Countess Madalaine
Film
The Healer
1935 · Evelyn Allen
Film
Black Fury
1935 · Anna Novak
Film
$10 Raise
1935 · Emily Converse
Film
Wednesday's Child
1934 · Kathryn Phillips
Film
Our Daily Bread
1934 · Mary Sims
Film
Straight Is the Way
1934 · Bertha
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The Crime Doctor
1934 · Andra
Film
Dinner at Eight
1933 · Lucy Talbot
Film
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 · Pendola Molloy
Film
Flesh
1932 · Laura
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The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · Sheila Barton
Film
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Jenny Wren
Film
Downstairs
1932 · Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
Film
The Washington Masquerade
1932 · Consuela Fairbanks
Film
Man About Town
1932 · Helena
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Scarface
1932 · Poppy
Film
Are You Listening?
1932 · Alice Grimes
Film
Arsène Lupin
1932 · Sonia
Film
Mata Hari
1931 · Carlotta
Film
The Cuban Love Song
1931 · Crystal
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The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Alice
Film
High Stakes
1931 · Anne Cornwall
Film
Laughing Sinners
1931 · Estelle
Film
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 · Maisie
Film
Daybreak
1931 · Emily Kessner
Film
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Dining Companion
Film
Politics
1931 · Myrtle Burns
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Inspiration
1931 · Liane Latour
Film
Thru Different Eyes
1929 · Bit Part (uncredited)
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