Karen Morley
Actor
- Born
- December 12, 1909 · Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
- Died
- March 8, 2003 (age 93)
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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).
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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
Scarface
April 9, 1932
Pride and Prejudice
July 26, 1940
Dinner at Eight
December 22, 1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu
November 4, 1932
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March 1, 1951
Mata Hari
December 26, 1931
Our Daily Bread
October 2, 1934
Framed
May 25, 1947
The Littlest Rebel
December 27, 1935
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
October 23, 1931
Black Fury
May 18, 1935
Arsène Lupin
February 26, 1932
Acting47
- 2003Complicated Women as Self - Interviewee
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1953Born to the Saddle as Kate Daggett
- 1951M as Mrs. Coster
- 1947Framed as Beth
- 1947The Thirteenth Hour as Eileen Blair
- 1946The Unknown as Rachel Martin
- 1945Jealousy as Dr. Monica Anderson
- 1940Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Collins
- 1938Kentucky