Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-08-03

Day of Death

2003-12-02 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Francis Morris

Frances Wright

Frances Morris

Biography

Known For

The Big Clock

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

Hazard

Hazard

New York Town

New York Town

Caged

Caged

Acting

My Girl Tisa

1948

My Girl Tisa

as

Easy Living

1937

Easy Living

as

Assistant Secretary (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

The Bridge of Sighs

as

Lois Summers - Inmate (uncredited)

Wild Is the Wind

1957

Wild Is the Wind

as

Party Guest

Crime Against Joe

1956

Crime Against Joe

as

Nora Manning

Edge of Doom

1950

Edge of Doom

as

Mrs. Lynn

The Ridin' Fool

1931

The Ridin' Fool

as

Sally Warren

A Man Betrayed

1941

A Man Betrayed

as

Pringle's Secretary (uncredited)

The Captive City

1952

The Captive City

as

Mrs. Harding

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Miss Sadie Thompson

as

Mrs. MacPhail

This Side of the Law

1950

This Side of the Law

as

Miss Roberts

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

1952

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

as

Olímpia Marto

Wedding Present

1936

Wedding Present

as

The Unfaithful

1947

The Unfaithful

as

Agnes

Manhattan Love Song

1934

Manhattan Love Song

as

Chorus Girl

Fury at Showdown

1957

Fury at Showdown

as

Mrs. Williams

Benjy

1951

Benjy

as

Hospital Clerk

The Rawhide Terror

1934

The Rawhide Terror

as

Betty Blake

1948

The Big Clock

as

Grace Adams

Pals of the Range

1935

Pals of the Range

as

Peggy Dawson

The Leather Pushers

1940

The Leather Pushers

as

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Never Wave at a WAC

as

Maj. Cartwright (uncredited)

Hollywood Mystery

1934

Hollywood Mystery

as

Daisy - Dan's Secretary

The Boss Cowboy

1934

The Boss Cowboy

as

Mary Ross

The Night of the Hunter

1955

The Night of the Hunter

as

Bart's Wife

Palm Springs

1936

Palm Springs

as

Maid

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

as

Permanent Wave Operator

Cocoanut Grove

1938

Cocoanut Grove

as

Receptionist

Crime of the Century

1946

Crime of the Century

as

Nurse

The Virginian

1946

The Virginian

as

Exclusive

1937

Exclusive

as

Beak's Wife

Devil's Squadron

1936

Devil's Squadron

as

Stewardess

She Loves Me Not

1934

She Loves Me Not

as

Lawton's Secretary

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as

Lost Child's Mother

A Child Is Born

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

as

Miss Benton (uncredited)

Professor Beware

1938

Professor Beware

as

Miss Perkins

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as

Miss Nelson

Holiday Affair

1949

Holiday Affair

as

Mary (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Nurse

That Brennan Girl

1946

That Brennan Girl

as

Assistant Matron (uncredited)

Caught

1949

Caught

as

Kevin's Mother (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

as

Script Girl (Uncredited)

Missing Witnesses

1937

Missing Witnesses

as

Whitey's Secretary (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as

Moran's Secretary (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

Two Heads on a Pillow

as

Receptionist

Again Pioneers

1950

Again Pioneers

as

Mrs. Lyon

Dixie Dugan

1943

Dixie Dugan

as

Girl (uncredited)

Between Midnight and Dawn

1950

Between Midnight and Dawn

as

Mrs. Blake - Superintendent's Wife

Young Tom Edison

1940

Young Tom Edison

as

Woman at Station

This Gun for Hire

1942

This Gun for Hire

as

Receptionist (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

1944

The Woman in the Window

as

Stenographer (uncredited)

Money to Loan

1939

Money to Loan

as

Telephone Operator

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

as

Landlady

Here's to Romance

1935

Here's to Romance

as

Bit Part

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as

University Registration Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay

1940

The House Across the Bay

as

Slant's Secretary

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Woman in Fur Coat in Tank (uncredited)

Turnabout

1940

Turnabout

as

Marlowe's Secretary (uncredited)

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Office Girl

The Golden Fleecing

1940

The Golden Fleecing

as

Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as

Phone Operator

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress And The Tangerine

2008

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress And The Tangerine

as

Pilgrimage

1933

Pilgrimage

as

Mrs. Mike

1949

Mrs. Mike

as

Mrs. Howard

Afraid to Talk

1932

Afraid to Talk

as

Miss Sheridan - Nurse

Our Leading Citizen

1939

Our Leading Citizen

as

Maid

Give Us This Night

1936

Give Us This Night

as

Woman

Lumberjack

1944

Lumberjack

as

Mrs. Williams

Silver Queen

1942

Silver Queen

as

Gerald's Secretary (uncredited)

The Woman of the Town

1943

The Woman of the Town

as

Mrs. Logan

Gun for a Coward

1956

Gun for a Coward

as

Madame Anderson

The Feminine Touch

1941

The Feminine Touch

as

Time Telephone Operator (uncredited)

I Stole a Million

1939

I Stole a Million

as

Prisoner (uncredited)

New York Town

1941

New York Town

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body

1942

Over My Dead Body

as

Reporter

Miss Annie Rooney

1942

Miss Annie Rooney

as

Dress Shop Employee

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Salesgirl (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal

1949

Alias Nick Beal

as

Reformer

Safety in Numbers

1938

Safety in Numbers

as

Waitress

So Proudly We Hail

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as

Nurse (Uncredited)

From This Day Forward

1946

From This Day Forward

as

Hoffman's Secretary

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

as

Housewife (uncredited)

'G' Men

1935

'G' Men

as

Moll (uncredited)

Thunder

1929

Thunder

as

Molly

Bullets or Ballots

1936

Bullets or Ballots

as

Beauty Attendant (uncredited)

Private Affairs

1940

Private Affairs

as

Secretary (uncredited)

The Hard Way

1943

The Hard Way

as

Telephone Operator (Uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

1942

Joe Smith, American

as

Miss Maynard - McKettrick's Secretary (uncredited)

California

1947

California

as

Mrs. Smith (uncredited)

Trailing North

1933

Trailing North

as

Girl at 1st Outpost

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as

Manicurist (Uncredited)

A Dangerous Profession

1949

A Dangerous Profession

as

Caged

1950

Caged

as

Mrs. Foley (uncredited)

Women's Prison

1955

Women's Prison

as

Strangers in the Night

1944

Strangers in the Night

as

Nurse

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945

Keep Your Powder Dry

as

WAC (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

as

Stenographer

Blue Skies

1946

Blue Skies

as

Nurse

Because of You

1952

Because of You

as

Mrs. Colman

Maverick

Maverick

as

Mrs. Pierce

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Landlady

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

as

Myra Leech

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

The Landlady

Production

Crew

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as

Directing