Karen Morley
Known for ActingBorn 1909-12-12 — died 2003-03-08Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
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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
1932 · as Poppy
Pride and Prejudice
1940 · as Mrs. Collins
Mata Hari
1931 · as Carlotta
Arsène Lupin
1932 · as Sonia
The Unknown
1946 · as Rachel Martin
Dinner at Eight
1933 · as Lucy Talbot
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · as Sheila Barton
The Crime Doctor
1934 · as Andra
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1951 · as Mrs. Coster
Outcast
1937 · as Margaret Stevens
Our Daily Bread
1934 · as Mary Sims
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 · as Eileen Blair
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · as Mrs. Cary
Framed
1947 · as Beth
On Such a Night
1937 · as Gail Stanley
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Are You Listening?
1932 · as Alice Grimes
Complicated Women
2003 · as Self - Interviewee