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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 ''
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'' (1929) and '' Portrait of a Mobster'' (1961). Born in 1908 in
Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
, she died in
Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita (; Spanish for "Little St. Clare") is a city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a 2020 census population of 228,673, it is the third-most populous city in Los Angeles County, the 17th-most popul ...
, in 2003.


Selected filmography

* ''
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'' (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 A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) w ...
'' (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 The Hollywood Hotel was a famous hotel, society venue of early Hollywood landmark, formerly located at 6811 Hollywood Boulevard, on the north side, extending from Highland Avenue to Orchid Avenue, in central Hollywood, Los Angeles, Californ ...
'' (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 ''The Leather Pushers'' is a 1922 American film serial starring Reginald Denny (actor), Reginald Denny (and Billy Sullivan (actor), Billy Sullivan in the fourth series), and based on boxing stories by H. C. Witwer originally published in ''Collie ...
'' (1940) - Nurse (uncredited) * '' Sandy Gets Her Man'' (1940) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''
Sky Raiders ''Sky Raiders'' is a 12-episode 1941 Universal film serial. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. ''Sky Raiders'' stars Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Ciannelli. ''Sky Raiders'' has little in common wi ...
'' (1941, Serial) - Substitute Secretary hs. 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 ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, and Leon Errol. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis. Fields plays ...
'' (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 ''Duffy's Tavern'' is an American radio programming, radio sitcom that ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941–42; Blue Network, NBC-Blue Network, 1942–44; and NBC, 1944–51), concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast. The ...
'' (1945) - Woman Who Screams (uncredited) * ''
The Razor's Edge ''The Razor's Edge'' is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. Maugham is th ...
'' (1946) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
'' (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 ''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugha ...
'' (1953) - Mrs. MacPhail * ''
Women's Prison Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.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 ''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 ''Onionhead'' is a 1958 American comedy drama film set on a U.S. Coast Guard ship during World War II, starring Andy Griffith and featuring Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Erin O'Brien, James Gregory, Joey Bishop and Claude Akins. It is dir ...
'' (1958) - Arlene Pierce (uncredited) * '' Portrait of a Mobster'' (1961) - Louise Murphy * ''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...
'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 37: "The Big Kick") - Landlady * ''
Ichabod and Me ''Ichabod and Me'' is an American sitcom television series starring Robert Sterling and George Chandler that aired in the United States during the 1961–62 United States network television schedule, 1961–62 television season. It depicts the l ...
'' (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 ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...
'' (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


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Frances 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