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 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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Films (47)
Complicated Women
2003 · Self - Interviewee
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
1953 · Kate Daggett
M
1951 · Mrs. Coster
Framed
1947 · Beth
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Eileen Blair
The Unknown
1946 · Rachel Martin
Jealousy
1945 · Dr. Monica Anderson
Pride and Prejudice
1940 · Mrs. Collins
Kentucky
1938 · Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
On Such a Night
1937 · Gail Stanley
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 · Baroness Helene Rafitte
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 · Linda Beech
Outcast
1937 · Margaret Stevens
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Cathleen O'Brien
Devil's Squadron
1936 · Martha Dawson
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · Mrs. Cary
Thunder in the Night
1935 · Countess Madalaine
The Healer
1935 · Evelyn Allen
Black Fury
1935 · Anna Novak
$10 Raise
1935 · Emily Converse
Wednesday's Child
1934 · Kathryn Phillips
Our Daily Bread
1934 · Mary Sims
Straight Is the Way
1934 · Bertha
The Crime Doctor
1934 · Andra
Dinner at Eight
1933 · Lucy Talbot
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 · Pendola Molloy
Flesh
1932 · Laura
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · Sheila Barton
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Jenny Wren
Downstairs
1932 · Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
1932 · Consuela Fairbanks
Man About Town
1932 · Helena
Scarface
1932 · Poppy
Are You Listening?
1932 · Alice Grimes
Arsène Lupin
1932 · Sonia
Mata Hari
1931 · Carlotta
The Cuban Love Song
1931 · Crystal
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Alice
High Stakes
1931 · Anne Cornwall
Laughing Sinners
1931 · Estelle
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 · Maisie
Daybreak
1931 · Emily Kessner
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Dining Companion
Politics
1931 · Myrtle Burns
Inspiration
1931 · Liane Latour
Thru Different Eyes
1929 · Bit Part (uncredited)
