Frances Morris (actress)
Frances Morris | |
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.jpg) Frances Morris as Sarah Kent in the Adventures of Superman episode "Superman on Earth", 1952 | |
| Born | August 3, 1908 |
| Died | December 2, 2003 (aged 95) |
Frances Morris (August 3, 1908 – December 2, 2003)[1] was an American actress.
On Broadway, Morris appeared in The Passing Show of 1912 (1912) and Step This Way (1916).[1] Her films included Thunder (1929) and Portrait of a Mobster (1961).[2]
Born in 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, she died in Santa Clarita, California, in 2003.
Selected filmography
- Thunder (1929) - Molly
- The Ridin' Fool (1931) - Sally Warren
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) - Juror (uncredited)
- Guns for Hire (1932) - Polly Clark
- Afraid to Talk (1932) - Miss Sheridan, Nurse (uncredited)
- Trailing North (1933) - Girl at 1st Outpost
- Pilgrimage (1933) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Manhattan Love Song (1934) - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Hollywood Mystery (1934) - Daisy - Dan's Secretary (uncredited)
- Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) - Receptionist (uncredited)
- Against the Law (1934) - Nurse (uncredited)
- The Boss Cowboy (1934) - Mary Ross
- Pals of the Range (1935) - Peggy Dawson
- I've Been Around (1935)
- Pals of the Range (1935)
- Dance Charlie Dance (1937) - First Telegraph Girl (uncredited)
- Missing Witnesses (1937) - Whitey's Secretary (uncredited)
- Hollywood Hotel (1937) - Casting Assistant (uncredited)
- Our Leading Citizen (1939) - Maid
- Florian (1940) - Office Girl (uncredited)
- Private Affairs (1940) - Secretary (uncredited)
- Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) - Tired Girl (uncredited)
- The Leather Pushers (1940) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Sandy Gets Her Man (1940) - Secretary (uncredited)
- Sky Raiders (1941, Serial) - Substitute Secretary [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
- No Greater Sin (1941) - Jarvis' Secretary (uncredited)
- I'll Sell My Life (1941) - Annie Winterbottom
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
- Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941) - Little Girl's Mother (uncredited)
- A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) - Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- Duffy's Tavern (1945) - Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
- The Razor's Edge (1946) - Nurse (uncredited)
- California (1947) - Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
- The Unfaithful (1947) - Agnes
- The Big Clock (1948)
- This Side of the Law (1950) - Miss Roberts
- Adventures of Superman (1952) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Superman on Earth") - Sarah Kent, Superman's foster mother
- The Captive City (1952) - Mrs. Harding
- My Son John (1952) - Secretary (scenes deleted)
- Paula (1952) - Miss Turner, Teacher (uncredited)
- Carrie (1952) - Maid (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) - Olímpia Marto
- Because of You (1952) - Mrs. Colman (uncredited)
- Never Wave at a WAC (1953) - Major Cartwright (uncredited)
- Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) - Mrs. MacPhail
- Women's Prison (1955) - Miss Whittier (uncredited)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Bart's wife (uncredited)
- Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955) - Sophie, Housekeeper (uncredited)
- The Price of Fear (1956) - Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
- Crime Against Joe (1956) - Nora Manning
- The Naked Hills (1956) - Woman in Store (uncredited)
- Gun for a Coward (1956) - Mrs. Anderson
- Fury at Showdown (1957) - Mrs. Williams
- Monkey on My Back (1957) - Landlady (uncredited)
- Wild Is the Wind (1957) - Party Guest #4
- Onionhead (1958) - Arlene Pierce (uncredited)
- Portrait of a Mobster (1961) - Louise Murphy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 37: "The Big Kick") - Landlady
- Ichabod and Me (1962) (Season 1 Episode 25: "The Celebrity") - The Housekeeper
- The Virginian (1963) (Season 1 Episode 20: "If You Have Tears") - Mrs. Hafenkamp
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 15: "Night Caller") - Woman Shopper
- The Virginian (1964) (Season 2 Episode 23: "The Intruders") - Mrs. Wingate
- The Virginian (1964) (Season 3 Episode 8: "A Father for Toby") - Landlady
References
- ^ a b "Frances Morris". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Hollywood Talkies Attracted Actress". Daily Review. California, Hayward. p. 50. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.