Karen Morley
Acting
Born December 12, 1909, 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.
Filmography
- Police Woman
- Kojak — Mrs. Webber
- Kung Fu — Mrs. Roper
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy — Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1953Born to the Saddle — Kate Daggett
- 1951M — Mrs. Coster
- 1947Framed — Beth
- 1947The Thirteenth Hour — Eileen Blair
- 1946The Unknown — Rachel Martin
- 1945Jealousy — Dr. Monica Anderson
- 1940Pride and Prejudice — Mrs. Collins
- 1938Kentucky — Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
- 1937On Such a Night — Gail Stanley
- 1937Outcast — Margaret Stevens
- 1937The Girl from Scotland Yard — Linda Beech
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid — Baroness Helene Rafitte
- 1936Beloved Enemy — Cathleen O'Brien
- 1936Devil's Squadron — Martha Dawson
- 1935$10 Raise — Emily Converse
- 1935Black Fury — Anna Novak
- 1935The Healer — Evelyn Allen
- 1935The Littlest Rebel — Mrs. Cary
- 1935Thunder in the Night — Countess Madalaine
- 1934Our Daily Bread — Mary Sims
- 1934Straight Is the Way — Bertha
- 1934The Crime Doctor — Andra
- 1934Wednesday's Child — Kathryn Phillips
- 1933Dinner at Eight — Lucy Talbot
- 1933Gabriel Over the White House — Pendola Molloy
- 1932Are You Listening? — Alice Grimes
- 1932Arsène Lupin — Sonia
- 1932Downstairs — Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
- 1932Flesh — Laura
- 1932Man About Town — Helena
- 1932Scarface — Poppy
- 1932The Mask of Fu Manchu — Sheila Barton
- 1932The Phantom of Crestwood — Jenny Wren
- 1932The Washington Masquerade — Consuela Fairbanks
- 1931Daybreak — Emily Kessner
- 1931High Stakes — Anne Cornwall
- 1931Inspiration — Liane Latour
- 1931Laughing Sinners — Estelle
- 1931Mata Hari — Carlotta
- 1931Never the Twain Shall Meet — Maisie
- 1931Politics — Myrtle Burns
- 1931Strangers May Kiss — Dining Companion
- 1931The Cuban Love Song — Crystal
- 1931The Sin of Madelon Claudet — Alice
- 1929Thru Different Eyes — Bit Part (uncredited)
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 2003Complicated Women — Self - Interviewee