Karen Morley
Actor
Biography
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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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Filmography
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Collins 1940
Dinner at Eight
as Lucy Talbot 1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Sheila Barton 1932
M
as Mrs. Coster 1951
Mata Hari
as Carlotta 1931
Our Daily Bread
as Mary Sims 1934
Framed
as Beth 1947
The Littlest Rebel
as Mrs. Cary 1935
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Alice 1931
Black Fury
as Anna Novak 1935
Arsène Lupin
as Sonia 1932
The Thirteenth Hour
as Eileen Blair 1947
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Jenny Wren 1932
Downstairs
as Karl's New Employer (uncredited) 1932
Flesh
as Laura 1932
Laughing Sinners
as Estelle 1931