Karen Morley

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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.

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2003
Complicated Women
Movie Self - Interviewee
1974
Police Woman
TV show
1973
Kojak
TV show Mrs. Webber
1972
Kung Fu
TV show Mrs. Roper
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
Born to the Saddle
Movie Kate Daggett
1951
M
Movie Mrs. Coster
1947
Framed
Movie Beth
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
Movie Eileen Blair
1946
The Unknown
Movie Rachel Martin
1945
Jealousy
Movie Dr. Monica Anderson
1940
Pride and Prejudice
Movie Mrs. Collins
1938
Kentucky
Movie Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
1937
On Such a Night
Movie Gail Stanley
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Movie Baroness Helene Rafitte
1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Movie Linda Beech