Karen Morley

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 12, 1909

died

March 8, 2003

place of birth

Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

also known as

Mildred Linton

total credits

47 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Scarface
7.4

Scarface

1932as Poppy
Pride and Prejudice
6.9

Pride and Prejudice

1940as Mrs. Collins
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931as Carlotta
Dinner at Eight
6.8

Dinner at Eight

1933as Lucy Talbot
The Mask of Fu Manchu
5.4

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932as Sheila Barton
M
6.4

M

1951as Mrs. Coster
The Last Train from Madrid
4.5

The Last Train from Madrid

1937as Baroness Helene Rafitte
Framed
6.5

Framed

1947as Beth
Beloved Enemy
6.3

Beloved Enemy

1936as Cathleen O'Brien
Black Fury
6.3

Black Fury

1935as Anna Novak
Kentucky
6.1

Kentucky

1938as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
Our Daily Bread
6.7

Our Daily Bread

1934as Mary Sims
Arsène Lupin
7.0

Arsène Lupin

1932as Sonia
Laughing Sinners
5.3

Laughing Sinners

1931as Estelle
Complicated Women
6.9

Complicated Women

2003as Self - Interviewee
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931as Alice
The Washington Masquerade
6.8

The Washington Masquerade

1932as Consuela Fairbanks
Strangers May Kiss
5.2

Strangers May Kiss

1931as Dining Companion
The Littlest Rebel
6.4

The Littlest Rebel

1935as Mrs. Cary
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964as Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Such a Night
7.0

On Such a Night

1937as Gail Stanley
Flesh
5.8

Flesh

1932as Laura
The Unknown
6.3

The Unknown

1946as Rachel Martin
Gabriel Over the White House
6.9

Gabriel Over the White House

1933as Pendola Molloy
The Phantom of Crestwood
5.9

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932as Jenny Wren
The Thirteenth Hour
6.0

The Thirteenth Hour

1947as Eileen Blair
The Crime Doctor
3.8

The Crime Doctor

1934as Andra
Are You Listening?
5.6

Are You Listening?

1932as Alice Grimes
Wednesday's Child
3.8

Wednesday's Child

1934as Kathryn Phillips
Inspiration
5.9

Inspiration

1931as Liane Latour
Outcast
8.0

Outcast

1937as Margaret Stevens
$10 Raise
9.0

$10 Raise

1935as Emily Converse
The Cuban Love Song
4.8

The Cuban Love Song

1931as Crystal
Thru Different Eyes
8.0

Thru Different Eyes

1929as Bit Part (uncredited)
Downstairs
6.6

Downstairs

1932as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
Thunder in the Night
6.0

Thunder in the Night

1935as Countess Madalaine
Devil's Squadron
7.0

Devil's Squadron

1936as Martha Dawson
Politics
6.9

Politics

1931as Myrtle Burns
Born to the Saddle
5.7

Born to the Saddle

1953as Kate Daggett
Jealousy
5.7

Jealousy

1945as Dr. Monica Anderson
The Girl from Scotland Yard
6.5

The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937as Linda Beech
Daybreak
4.3

Daybreak

1931as Emily Kessner
The Healer
6.2

The Healer

1935as Evelyn Allen
Never the Twain Shall Meet
4.8

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1931as Maisie
High Stakes
3.8

High Stakes

1931as Anne Cornwall
Straight Is the Way
6.3

Straight Is the Way

1934as Bertha
Man About Town
7.0

Man About Town

1932as Helena