Karen Morley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1909-12-12
Day of Death
2003-03-08 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Karen Morley
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).
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Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self - Interviewee
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1953)
Born to the Saddle
as Kate Daggett
(1951)
M
as Mrs. Coster
(1947)
Framed
as Beth
(1947)
The Thirteenth Hour
as Eileen Blair
(1946)
The Unknown
as Rachel Martin
(1945)
Jealousy
as Dr. Monica Anderson
(1940)
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Collins
(1938)
Kentucky
as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Baroness Helene Rafitte
(1937)
Outcast
as Margaret Stevens
(1937)
On Such a Night
as Gail Stanley
(1937)
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Linda Beech
(1936)
Beloved Enemy
as Cathleen O'Brien
(1936)
Devil's Squadron
as Martha Dawson
(1935)
Black Fury
as Anna Novak
(1935)
The Littlest Rebel
as Mrs. Cary
(1935)
$10 Raise
as Emily Converse
(1935)
Thunder in the Night
as Countess Madalaine
(1935)
The Healer
as Evelyn Allen
(1934)
Our Daily Bread
as Mary Sims
(1934)
Wednesday's Child
as Kathryn Phillips
(1934)
The Crime Doctor
as Andra
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Bertha
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Lucy Talbot
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Pendola Molloy
(1932)
Scarface
as Poppy
(1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Sheila Barton
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Sonia
(1932)
Downstairs
as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
(1932)
The Washington Masquerade
as Consuela Fairbanks
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Jenny Wren
(1932)
Flesh
as Laura
(1932)
Man About Town
as Helena
(1932)
Are You Listening?
as Alice Grimes
(1931)
Mata Hari
as Carlotta
(1931)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Alice
(1931)
Laughing Sinners
as Estelle
(1931)
Daybreak
as Emily Kessner
(1931)
Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Maisie
(1931)
Inspiration
as Liane Latour
(1931)
Politics
as Myrtle Burns
(1931)
The Cuban Love Song
as Crystal
(1931)
Strangers May Kiss
as Dining Companion
(1931)
High Stakes
as Anne Cornwall