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