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Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 in film|1909 -
March 8, 2003 in film|2003) was an United
States|American film actor|actress.

Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley came
to prominence in Hollywood films in the early
1930s, most notably in Mata Hari (movie)|Mata Hari
(1931), Scarface (1932 movie)|Scarface (1932),
Arsene Lupin (1933), and Dinner at Eight (1934).
She was a frequent player in films until the end
of the decade, and was married to director Charles
Vidor from 1932 until 1943. In 1943 she married
the actor Lloyd Gough. 

Her career came to an end in 1947, when she
testified before the House Un-American Activities
Committee and refused to answer questions about
her alleged American Communist Party membership. 
She maintained her political activism for the rest
of her life, running unsuccessfully for government
in 1954. After being Hollywood
blacklist|blacklisted by the Hollywood studio
bosses, she was never able to rebuild her acting
career.  She remained married to Gough until his
death in 1984, and moved to the San Francisco Bay
area late in life. In December 1999, she appeared
in the magazine Vanity Fair in an article about
blacklist survivors. 

She died from pneumonia in Woodland Hills,
California.