Frances Morris (actress) explained

Frances Morris
Birth Date:	3 August 1908
Birth Place:	Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Death Place:	Santa Clarita, California, US

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).^[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)
• (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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frances Morris . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . December 26, 2020 . https://archive.today/20201226221723/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/frances-morris-417912 . December 26, 2020.
2. News: Hollywood Talkies Attracted Actress . December 26, 2020 . Daily Review . California, Hayward . 50. Newspaperarchive.com.