Karen Morley (born Mildred Linton, December , â€" March , ) was an
American film actress.Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until
she was years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attended
Hollywood High School and later graduated from UCLA.[citation
needed]After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the
attention of the director Clarence Brown, at a time when he had been
looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests.
This led to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and roles in films
such as Mata Hari (), Scarface (), The Phantom of Crestwood (), The
Mask of Fu Manchu (), Arsene Lupin (), Gabriel Over the White House
(), and Dinner at Eight ().
American film actress.Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until
she was years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attended
Hollywood High School and later graduated from UCLA.[citation
needed]After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the
attention of the director Clarence Brown, at a time when he had been
looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests.
This led to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and roles in films
such as Mata Hari (), Scarface (), The Phantom of Crestwood (), The
Mask of Fu Manchu (), Arsene Lupin (), Gabriel Over the White House
(), and Dinner at Eight ().
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