Karen Morley
Known For
Acting
Born
1909-12-12 in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Died
2003-03-08
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.
Most Known For
Police Woman
Kojak
as Mrs. Webber
Mata Hari
as Carlotta
Outcast
as Margaret Stevens
Arsène Lupin
as Sonia
Scarface
as Poppy
The Unknown
as Rachel Martin
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Collins
The Littlest Rebel
as Mrs. Cary
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as Mrs. Coster
Framed
as Beth
Dinner at Eight
as Lucy Talbot
Kung Fu
as Mrs. Roper
Kentucky
as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
The Thirteenth Hour
as Eileen Blair
Beloved Enemy
as Cathleen O'Brien
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Baroness Helene Rafitte
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Sheila Barton
Black Fury
as Anna Novak