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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1909-12-12

Day of Death

2003-03-08 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Mildred Linton

Karen Morley

Biography

​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.

Known For

Acting

Scarface

1932

Scarface

as

Poppy

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

as

Sheila Barton

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

The Phantom of Crestwood

as

Jenny Wren

The Thirteenth Hour

1947

The Thirteenth Hour

as

Eileen Blair

Framed

1947

Framed

as

Beth

Jealousy

1945

Jealousy

as

Dr. Monica Anderson

Beloved Enemy

1936

Beloved Enemy

as

Cathleen O'Brien

The Littlest Rebel

1935

The Littlest Rebel

as

Mrs. Cary

The Unknown

1946

The Unknown

as

Rachel Martin

Black Fury

1935

Black Fury

as

Anna Novak

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as

Pendola Molloy

The Cuban Love Song

1931

The Cuban Love Song

as

Crystal

Our Daily Bread

1934

Our Daily Bread

as

Mary Sims

Flesh

1932

Flesh

as

Laura

Downstairs

1932

Downstairs

as

Karl's New Employer (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin

1932

Arsène Lupin

as

Sonia

Are You Listening?

1932

Are You Listening?

as

Alice Grimes

The Healer

1935

The Healer

as

Evelyn Allen

Politics

1931

Politics

as

Myrtle Burns

Wednesday's Child

1934

Wednesday's Child

as

Kathryn Phillips

The Crime Doctor

1934

The Crime Doctor

as

Andra

$10 Raise

1935

$10 Raise

as

Emily Converse

On Such a Night

1937

On Such a Night

as

Gail Stanley

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

The Last Train from Madrid

as

Baroness Helene Rafitte

The Washington Masquerade

1932

The Washington Masquerade

as

Consuela Fairbanks

M

1951

M

as

Mrs. Coster

Laughing Sinners

1931

Laughing Sinners

as

Estelle

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as

Self - Interviewee

Dinner at Eight

1933

Dinner at Eight

as

Lucy Talbot

Kentucky

1938

Kentucky

as

Mrs. Goodwin - 1861

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Pride and Prejudice

as

Mrs. Collins

Devil's Squadron

1936

Devil's Squadron

as

Martha Dawson

Born to the Saddle

1953

Born to the Saddle

as

Kate Daggett

Daybreak

1931

Daybreak

as

Emily Kessner

Thunder in the Night

1935

Thunder in the Night

as

Countess Madalaine

High Stakes

1931

High Stakes

as

Anne Cornwall

Man About Town

1932

Man About Town

as

Helena

Strangers May Kiss

1931

Strangers May Kiss

as

Dining Companion

Inspiration

1931

Inspiration

as

Liane Latour

Mata Hari

1931

Mata Hari

as

Carlotta

Outcast

1937

Outcast

as

Margaret Stevens

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thru Different Eyes

1929

Thru Different Eyes

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Mrs. Roper

Kojak

Kojak

as

Mrs. Webber

Production

Crew

Directing