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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Known For
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)
On Such a Night
as Gail Stanley
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Baroness Helene Rafitte
(1937)
Outcast
as Margaret Stevens
(1937)
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Linda Beech
(1936)
Devil's Squadron
as Martha Dawson
(1936)
Beloved Enemy
as Cathleen O'Brien
(1935)
The Littlest Rebel
as Mrs. Cary
(1935)
The Healer
as Evelyn Allen
(1935)
$10 Raise
as Emily Converse
(1935)
Black Fury
as Anna Novak
(1935)
Thunder in the Night
as Countess Madalaine
(1934)
Wednesday's Child
as Kathryn Phillips
(1934)
Our Daily Bread
as Mary Sims
(1934)
The Crime Doctor
as Andra
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Bertha
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Pendola Molloy
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Lucy Talbot
(1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Sheila Barton
(1932)
Scarface
as Poppy
(1932)
The Washington Masquerade
as Consuela Fairbanks
(1932)
Flesh
as Laura
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Jenny Wren
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Sonia
(1932)
Downstairs
as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
(1932)
Are You Listening?
as Alice Grimes
(1932)
Man About Town
as Helena
(1931)
The Cuban Love Song
as Crystal
(1931)
Daybreak
as Emily Kessner
(1931)
Laughing Sinners
as Estelle
(1931)
Inspiration
as Liane Latour
(1931)
High Stakes
as Anne Cornwall
(1931)
Mata Hari
as Carlotta
(1931)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Alice
(1931)
Politics
as Myrtle Burns
(1931)
Never the Twain Shall Meet
as Maisie
(1931)
Strangers May Kiss
as Dining Companion
(1929)
Thru Different Eyes
as Bit Part (uncredited)