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Karen Morley

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Karen Morley

Born December 12, 1909 in Ottumwa, Iowa, USADied March 8, 200345 films

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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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Scarface posterFirst watchScarface19327.4as PoppyIn 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Pride and Prejudice poster6.9Pride and Prejudice1940Dinner at Eight poster6.8Dinner at Eight1933M poster6.5M1951Our Daily Bread poster6.7Our Daily Bread1934Mata Hari poster6.2Mata Hari1931The Mask of Fu Manchu poster5.4The Mask of Fu Manchu1932

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. 1953Born to the SaddleKate Daggett
  2. 1951MMrs. Coster
  3. 1947FramedBeth
  4. 1947The Thirteenth HourEileen Blair
  5. 1946The UnknownRachel Martin
  6. 1945JealousyDr. Monica Anderson
  7. 1940Pride and PrejudiceMrs. Collins
  8. 1938KentuckyMrs. Goodwin - 1861
  9. 1937On Such a NightGail Stanley
  10. 1937The Last Train from MadridBaroness Helene Rafitte
  11. 1937The Girl from Scotland YardLinda Beech
  12. 1937OutcastMargaret Stevens
  13. 1936Beloved EnemyCathleen O'Brien
  14. 1936Devil's SquadronMartha Dawson
  15. 1935The Littlest RebelMrs. Cary
  16. 1935Thunder in the NightCountess Madalaine
  17. 1935The HealerEvelyn Allen
  18. 1935Black FuryAnna Novak
  19. 1935$10 RaiseEmily Converse
  20. 1934Wednesday's ChildKathryn Phillips
  21. 1934Our Daily BreadMary Sims
  22. 1934Straight Is the WayBertha
  23. 1934The Crime DoctorAndra
  24. 1933Dinner at EightLucy Talbot
  25. 1933Gabriel Over the White HousePendola Molloy
  26. 1932FleshLaura
  27. 1932The Mask of Fu ManchuSheila Barton
  28. 1932The Phantom of CrestwoodJenny Wren
  29. 1932DownstairsKarl's New Employer (uncredited)
  30. 1932The Washington MasqueradeConsuela Fairbanks
  31. 1932Man About TownHelena
  32. 1932ScarfacePoppy
  33. 1932Are You Listening?Alice Grimes
  34. 1932Arsène LupinSonia
  35. 1931Mata HariCarlotta
  36. 1931The Cuban Love SongCrystal
  37. 1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetAlice
  38. 1931High StakesAnne Cornwall
  39. 1931Laughing SinnersEstelle
  40. 1931Never the Twain Shall MeetMaisie
  41. 1931DaybreakEmily Kessner
  42. 1931Strangers May KissDining Companion
  43. 1931PoliticsMyrtle Burns
  44. 1931InspirationLiane Latour
  45. 1929Thru Different EyesBit Part (uncredited)