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Karen Morley (I) (1909–2003)

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Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa on December 12, 1909, Karen Morley was adopted by a well-to-do family who moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1920s. She enrolled at Hollywood High School and studied for a career in medicine at UCLA, but a class in theater changed her career ambitions. After studying at Pasadena Playhouse... See full bio »

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Mildred Linton
in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

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(age 93) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1975 Police Woman (TV series)
The Landlady
– Target Black (1975) … The Landlady
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Mrs. Webber
– Knockover (1973) … Mrs. Webber
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Mrs. Roper
– The Praying Mantis Kills (1973) … Mrs. Roper
 
1953 Born to the Saddle
Kate Daggett
 
1951 M
Mrs. Coster
 
1949 Samson and Delilah (uncredited)
 
1947 Framed
Beth
 
1947 The Thirteenth Hour
Eileen Blair
 
1946 The Unknown
Rachel Martin
 
1945 Jealousy
Dr. Monica Anderson
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice
Miss Collins
 
1938 Kentucky
Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
 
1937 On Such a Night
Gail Stanley
 
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
Baroness Helene Rafitte
 
1937 The Girl from Scotland Yard
Linda Beech
 
1937 Outcast
Margaret Stevens
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
Cathleen O'Brien
 
1936 Devil's Squadron
Martha Dawson
 
1935 The Littlest Rebel
Mrs. Cary
 
1935 Thunder in the Night
Madalaine
 
1935 The Healer
Evelyn Allen
 
1935 $10 Raise
Emily Converse
 
1935 Black Fury
Anna Novak
 
1934 Wednesday's Child
Kathryn Phillips
 
1934 Straight Is the Way
Bertha
 
1934 Our Daily Bread
Mary Sims
 
1934 The Crime Doctor
Andra
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Mrs. Lucy Talbot
 
1933 Gabriel Over the White House
Pendola Molloy
 
1932 Flesh
Laura
 
1932 The Mask of Fu Manchu
Sheila
 
1932 The Phantom of Crestwood
Jenny Wren
 
1932 Downstairs
Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
 
1932 The Washington Masquerade
Consuela Fairbanks
 
1932 Man About Town
Helena
 
1932 Scarface
Poppy
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Alice
 
1932 Arsène Lupin
Sonia
 
1931 Mata Hari
Carlotta
 
1931 The Cuban Love Song
Crystal
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Alice Claudet
 
1931 High Stakes
Anne Cornwall
 
1931 Politics
Myrtle Burns
 
1931 Laughing Sinners
Estelle (photo in newspaper) (uncredited)
 
1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet
Maisie
 
1931 Daybreak
Emily Kessner
 
1931 Strangers May Kiss
Dining Companion (uncredited)
 
1931 Inspiration
Liane Latour
 
1929 Thru Different Eyes
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
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1932 The Washington Masquerade (performer: "Etude in E Op.10 No.3" 1829-32 - uncredited)
 
1932 Scarface (performer: "Some of These Days" 1910)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2001 Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2001 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Greta Garbo (2001) … Herself
 
1998 Famous Families (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Barrymores: Hollywood's Royal Family (1998) … Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Mrs. Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Quote:

I know I'm not pretty. I cannot make a place for myself on the screen as a beauty. I am not even an exciting person. There is, therefore, only one thing left. I must be an actress. And the more variety I can get, the more they will think of me as a capable actress. See more »

Trivia:

In 1954, she ran unsuccessfully as a New York lieutenant governor candidate for the American Labor Party. See more »

Star Sign:

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