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.
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- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self - Interviewee
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1973 · Kojak as Mrs. Webber
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 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 · The Girl from Scotland Yard as Linda Beech
- 1937 · Outcast as Margaret Stevens
- 1936 · Beloved Enemy as Cathleen O'Brien
- 1936 · Devil's Squadron as Martha Dawson
- 1935 · The Littlest Rebel as Mrs. Cary
- 1935 · Thunder in the Night as Countess Madalaine
- 1935 · The Healer as Evelyn Allen
- 1935 · Black Fury as Anna Novak
- 1935 · $10 Raise as Emily Converse
- 1934 · Wednesday's Child as Kathryn Phillips
- 1934 · Our Daily Bread as Mary Sims
- 1934 · Straight Is the Way as Bertha
- 1934 · The Crime Doctor as Andra
- 1933 · Dinner at Eight as Lucy Talbot
- 1933 · Gabriel Over the White House as Pendola Molloy
- 1932 · Flesh as Laura
- 1932 · The Mask of Fu Manchu as Sheila Barton
- 1932 · The Phantom of Crestwood as Jenny Wren
- 1932 · Downstairs as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Washington Masquerade as Consuela Fairbanks
- 1932 · Man About Town as Helena
- 1932 · Scarface as Poppy
- 1932 · Are You Listening? as Alice Grimes
- 1932 · Arsène Lupin as Sonia
- 1931 · Mata Hari as Carlotta
- 1931 · The Cuban Love Song as Crystal
- 1931 · The Sin of Madelon Claudet as Alice
- 1931 · High Stakes as Anne Cornwall
- 1931 · Laughing Sinners as Estelle
- 1931 · Never the Twain Shall Meet as Maisie
- 1931 · Daybreak as Emily Kessner
- 1931 · Strangers May Kiss as Dining Companion
- 1931 · Politics as Myrtle Burns
- 1931 · Inspiration as Liane Latour