About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1909-12-12
Place of birth:
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
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Karen Morley

Overview

​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 Actor Self - Interviewee 59
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1964 The Big Parade of Comedy Actor Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1953 Born to the Saddle Actor Kate Daggett 58
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1951 M Actor Mrs. Coster 59
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1947 Framed Actor Beth 59
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1947 The Thirteenth Hour Actor Eileen Blair 58
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1946 The Unknown Actor Rachel Martin 58
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1945 Jealousy Actor Dr. Monica Anderson 59
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1940 Pride and Prejudice Actor Mrs. Collins 60
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1938 Kentucky Actor Mrs. Goodwin - 1861 59
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1937 On Such a Night Actor Gail Stanley N/A
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1937 The Last Train from Madrid Actor Baroness Helene Rafitte 58
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1937 The Girl from Scotland Yard Actor Linda Beech 58
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1937 Outcast Actor Margaret Stevens N/A
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1936 Beloved Enemy Actor Cathleen O'Brien 59
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1936 Devil's Squadron Actor Martha Dawson 58
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1935 The Littlest Rebel Actor Mrs. Cary 58
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1935 Thunder in the Night Actor Countess Madalaine 59
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1935 The Healer Actor Evelyn Allen 59
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1935 Black Fury Actor Anna Novak 59
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1935 $10 Raise Actor Emily Converse 59
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1934 Wednesday's Child Actor Kathryn Phillips 58
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1934 Our Daily Bread Actor Mary Sims 59
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1934 Straight Is the Way Actor Bertha 59
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1934 The Crime Doctor Actor Andra 58
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1933 Dinner at Eight Actor Lucy Talbot 60
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1933 Gabriel Over the White House Actor Pendola Molloy 59
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1932 Flesh Actor Laura 59
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1932 The Mask of Fu Manchu Actor Sheila Barton 58
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1932 The Phantom of Crestwood Actor Jenny Wren 58
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1932 Downstairs Actor Karl's New Employer (uncredited) 59
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1932 The Washington Masquerade Actor Consuela Fairbanks 59
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1932 Man About Town Actor Helena N/A
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1932 Scarface Actor Poppy 67
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1932 Are You Listening? Actor Alice Grimes 58
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1932 Arsène Lupin Actor Sonia 59
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1931 Mata Hari Actor Carlotta 58
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1931 The Cuban Love Song Actor Crystal 58
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1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet Actor Alice 58
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1931 High Stakes Actor Anne Cornwall 58
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1931 Laughing Sinners Actor Estelle 58
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1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet Actor Maisie 58
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1931 Daybreak Actor Emily Kessner 58
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1931 Strangers May Kiss Actor Dining Companion 58
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1931 Politics Actor Myrtle Burns 59
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1931 Inspiration Actor Liane Latour 58
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