Frances Morris (actress)

Frances Morris (August 3, 1908 – December 2, 2003)[1] was an American actress.

Frances Morris
Frances Morris as Sarah Kent in the Adventures of Superman episode "Superman on Earth"
Born	August 3, 1908 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died	December 2, 2003 (aged 95) Santa Clarita, California, USA
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Antrim Short (1972 his death)

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
• 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) - Maj. 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
• The Virginian (1964, Episode: "The Intruders") - Mrs. Wingate

References

1. "Frances Morris". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
2. "Hollywood Talkies Attracted Actress". Daily Review. California, Hayward. p. 50. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.

External links

• Frances Morris at Find a Grave
• Frances Morris at IMDb
• Frances Morris at the Internet Broadway Database