Karen Morley

Known for

Acting

Born

December 12, 1909

Birthplace

Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Died

March 8, 2003 (aged 93)

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 freel...

Best known work

Scarface

1932

Kung Fu

1972

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Kojak

1973

Dinner at Eight

1933

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

M

1951

Mata Hari

1931

Our Daily Bread

1934

Framed

1947

Filmography

2003
Complicated Women
as Self - Interviewee
1974
Police WomanTV
1973
KojakTV
as Mrs. Webber (1 episode)
1972
Kung FuTV
as Mrs. Roper (1 episode)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
Born to the Saddle
as Kate Daggett
1951
M
as Mrs. Coster
1947
Framed
as Beth
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
as Eileen Blair
1946
The Unknown
as Rachel Martin
1945
Jealousy
as Dr. Monica Anderson
1940
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Collins
1938
Kentucky
as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
1937
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
1936
Beloved Enemy
as Cathleen O'Brien
1936
Devil's Squadron
as Martha Dawson
1935
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
1934
Wednesday's Child
as Kathryn Phillips