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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Springfield, Massachusetts
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, she died in
Santa Clarita, California
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, in 2003.
Selected filmography
* ''
Thunder
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Pilgrimage
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'' (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
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The Leather Pushers
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Sky Raiders
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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Duffy's Tavern
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'' (1945) - Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
* ''
The Razor's Edge
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'' (1946) - Nurse (uncredited)
* ''
California
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Miss Sadie Thompson
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'' (1953) - Mrs. MacPhail
* ''
Women's Prison
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* '' 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
''Fury at Showdown'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Gerd Oswald.A. H. Weiler.Screen: 'Boy on a Dolphin' at Roxy; Scenery and Signorina Loren Are Eye-Filling Mild Adventure Is Set Against Greek Isles 'Fury at Showdown' Makeshift Safa ...
'' (1957) - Mrs. Williams
* '' Monkey on My Back'' (1957) - Landlady (uncredited)
* '' Wild Is the Wind'' (1957) - Party Guest #4
* ''
Onionhead
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'' (1958) - Arlene Pierce (uncredited)
* '' Portrait of a Mobster'' (1961) - Louise Murphy
* ''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 37: "The Big Kick") - Landlady
* ''
Ichabod and Me
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'' (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
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'' (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