- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
- Died
- March 8, 2003
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 supportin…
Filmography
movieComplicated Women
2003 · Self - Interviewee
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvKojak
1973 · Mrs. Webber
tvKung Fu
1972 · Mrs. Roper
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBorn to the Saddle
1953 · Kate Daggett
movieM
1951 · Mrs. Coster
movieFramed
1947 · Beth
movieThe Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Eileen Blair
movieThe Unknown
1946 · Rachel Martin
movieJealousy
1945 · Dr. Monica Anderson
moviePride and Prejudice
1940 · Mrs. Collins
movieKentucky
1938 · Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
movieOn Such a Night
1937 · Gail Stanley
movieThe Last Train from Madrid
1937 · Baroness Helene Rafitte
movieThe Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 · Linda Beech
movieOutcast
1937 · Margaret Stevens
movieBeloved Enemy
1936 · Cathleen O'Brien
movieDevil's Squadron
1936 · Martha Dawson
movieThe Littlest Rebel
1935 · Mrs. Cary
movieThunder in the Night
1935 · Countess Madalaine
movieThe Healer
1935 · Evelyn Allen
movieBlack Fury
1935 · Anna Novak
movie$10 Raise
1935 · Emily Converse
movieWednesday's Child
1934 · Kathryn Phillips
movieOur Daily Bread
1934 · Mary Sims
movieStraight Is the Way
1934 · Bertha
movieThe Crime Doctor
1934 · Andra
movieDinner at Eight
1933 · Lucy Talbot
movieGabriel Over the White House
1933 · Pendola Molloy
movieFlesh
1932 · Laura
movieThe Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · Sheila Barton
movieThe Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Jenny Wren
movieDownstairs
1932 · Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
movieThe Washington Masquerade
1932 · Consuela Fairbanks
movieMan About Town
1932 · Helena
movieScarface
1932 · Poppy
movieAre You Listening?
1932 · Alice Grimes
movieArsène Lupin
1932 · Sonia
movieMata Hari
1931 · Carlotta
movieThe Cuban Love Song
1931 · Crystal
movieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Alice
movieHigh Stakes
1931 · Anne Cornwall
movieLaughing Sinners
1931 · Estelle
movieNever the Twain Shall Meet
1931 · Maisie
movieDaybreak
1931 · Emily Kessner
movieStrangers May Kiss
1931 · Dining Companion
moviePolitics
1931 · Myrtle Burns
movieInspiration
1931 · Liane Latour
movieThru Different Eyes
1929 · Bit Part (uncredited)