Frances Morris (August 3, 1908 – December 2, 2003)
[ was an American actress.
On Broadway, Morris appeared in ''The Passing Show of 1912'' (1912) and ''Step This Way'' (1916).] Her films included ''Thunder
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'' (1929) and ''Portrait of a Mobster
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'' (1961).
Born in 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, she died in Santa Clarita, California
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, in 2003.
Selected filmography
* ''Thunder
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'' (1929) - Molly
* '' The Ridin' Fool'' (1931) - Sally Warren
* '' Ladies of the Big House'' (1931) - Juror (uncredited)
* ''Guns for Hire
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'' (1932) - Polly Clark
* '' Afraid to Talk'' (1932) - Miss Sheridan - Nurse (uncredited)
* '' Trailing North'' (1933) - Girl at 1st Outpost
* ''Pilgrimage
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'' (1933) - Nurse (uncredited)
* ''Manhattan Love Song
''Manhattan Love Song'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Leonard Fields.
Plot summary
Although sisters Geraldine and Carol Stewart live luxuriously in a Park Avenue apartment in New York City, their money has run out due to some ...
'' (1934) - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
* ''Hollywood Mystery'' (1934) - Daisy - Dan's Secretary (uncredited)
* ''Two Heads on a Pillow
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'' (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
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'' (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 hs. 6-7
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* ...
(uncredited)
* ''No Greater Sin'' (1941) - Jarvis' Secretary (uncredited)
* ''I'll Sell My Life
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'' (1941) - Annie Winterbottom
* ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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'' (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
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'' (1946) - Nurse (uncredited)
* ''California
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'' (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
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'' (1952) - Olímpia Marto
* ''Because of You Because of You may refer to:
Music
Albums
* ''Because of You'' (James Darren album), 2001
* ''Because of You'' (Ne-Yo album), 2007, and the title song (see below)
* ''Because of You'' (Tony Bennett album), 1952, and the title song, a cover ...
'' (1952) - Mrs. Colman (uncredited)
* ''Never Wave at a WAC
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Plot
Divorced socialite Jo McBain, daughter of United States Senator Reynolds, would like to join ...
'' (1953) - Maj. Cartwright (uncredited)
* '' Miss Sadie Thompson'' (1953) - Mrs. MacPhail
* ''Women's Prison
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'' (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
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'' (1957) - Landlady (uncredited)
* ''Wild Is the Wind
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'' (1957) - Party Guest #4
* '' Onionhead'' (1958) - Arlene Pierce (uncredited)
* ''Portrait of a Mobster
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'' (1961) - Louise Murphy
* ''Ichabod and Me
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'' (1962, Episode: "The Celebrity") - The Housekeeper
* '' The Virginian'' (1964, Episode: "The Intruders") - Mrs. Wingate
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1908 births
2003 deaths
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Massachusetts
Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts
American film actresses
American stage actresses
21st-century American women
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