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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Morley licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (47)
Complicated Women
as Self - Interviewee
2003
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Born to the Saddle
as Kate Daggett
1953
M
as Mrs. Coster
1951
Framed
as Beth
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
as Eileen Blair
1947
The Unknown
as Rachel Martin
1946
Jealousy
as Dr. Monica Anderson
1945
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Collins
1940
Kentucky
as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
1938
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
1937
Beloved Enemy
as Cathleen O'Brien
1936
Devil's Squadron
as Martha Dawson
1936
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
1935
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
1934
Dinner at Eight
as Lucy Talbot
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
as Pendola Molloy
1933
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
1932
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
1931
Thru Different Eyes
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1929
