Karen Morley photo

Karen Morley

Acting

  • Born
  • December 12, 1909
  • Died
  • March 8, 2003
  • Place of birth
  • Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

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).

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As actor 50

Police Woman poster
Police Woman
1974
Kojak poster
Kojak
1973
Scarface poster
Scarface
1932
Pride and Prejudice poster
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Mata Hari poster
Mata Hari
1931
The Unknown poster
The Unknown
1946
Dinner at Eight poster
Dinner at Eight
1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu poster
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
The Big Parade of Comedy poster
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Our Daily Bread poster
Our Daily Bread
1934
Arsène Lupin poster
Arsène Lupin
1932
Kung Fu poster
Kung Fu
1972
The Sin of Madelon Claudet poster
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Gabriel Over the White House poster
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
M poster
M
1951
Outcast poster
Outcast
1937
Framed poster
Framed
1947
The Last Train from Madrid poster
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
The Phantom of Crestwood poster
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
Thunder in the Night poster
Thunder in the Night
1935
Inspiration poster
Inspiration
1931
The Thirteenth Hour poster
The Thirteenth Hour
1947
Straight Is the Way poster
Straight Is the Way
1934
Daybreak poster
Daybreak
1931
Beloved Enemy poster
Beloved Enemy
1936
Complicated Women poster
Complicated Women
2003
Black Fury poster
Black Fury
1935
Kentucky poster
Kentucky
1938
The Littlest Rebel poster
The Littlest Rebel
1935
Are You Listening? poster
Are You Listening?
1932
Flesh poster
Flesh
1932
The Girl from Scotland Yard poster
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937
The Cuban Love Song poster
The Cuban Love Song
1931
Devil's Squadron poster
Devil's Squadron
1936
Man About Town poster
Man About Town
1932
The Crime Doctor poster
The Crime Doctor
1934
On Such a Night poster
On Such a Night
1937
The Washington Masquerade poster
The Washington Masquerade
1932
$10 Raise poster
$10 Raise
1935
Strangers May Kiss poster
Strangers May Kiss
1931
Born to the Saddle poster
Born to the Saddle
1953
Never the Twain Shall Meet poster
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931
The Healer poster
The Healer
1935
Downstairs poster
Downstairs
1932
Politics poster
Politics
1931
High Stakes poster
High Stakes
1931
Jealousy poster
Jealousy
1945
Laughing Sinners poster
Laughing Sinners
1931
Thru Different Eyes poster
Thru Different Eyes
1929
Wednesday's Child poster
Wednesday's Child
1934