Anna Karen Morrow

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Anna Karen Morrow
Publicity photo of Anna Karen Morrow
Born(1914-09-20)September 20, 1914
DiedJuly 1, 2009(2009-07-01) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active1950–1978
Spouse
(m. 1947; died 1993)
Children1

Anna Karen Morrow (September 20, 1914 – July 1, 2009) was an American model turned film and television actress.

Career[edit]

Morrow was a model as a young woman.[1] She appeared in such films as The Price of Fear (1956), The Wrong Man (1956), and It Happened in Athens (1962), and in the Broadway play Red Gloves.[2] She sometimes acted in stage shows in Southern California.[3][4]

Morrow appeared in such television series as Star Trek episode "All Our Yesterdays", Gunsmoke, Jefferson Drum, Wagon Train, The Farmer's Daughter, Hazel, and The Perry Como Show On the ABC prime-time soap opera Peyton Place, she appeared in nineteen episodes from 1965 to 1966 as Mrs. Chernak, the Harrington family housekeeper.[2]

After she retired from acting, Morrow became a real estate agent, and did fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.[1]

Personal life[edit]

In 1947, she married actor Jeff Morrow, co-star of the syndicated Western television series Union Pacific, which aired from 1958 to 1959. He died in 1993.[2] Morrow died in 2009 at the age of 94 in Woodland Hills, California, survived by her daughter, Lissa.[5]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1956 The Price of Fear Mary uncredited
1956 The Wrong Man Miss Duffield uncredited
1962 It Happened in Athens
1971 The Ski Bum Golda Lanning

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1950, 1951 Lights Out Alexis Dane 2 episodes
1958 Jefferson Drum Bess 1 episode
1960 One Step Beyond Nan Wylie 1 episode
1961 The Rebel Bess Warren 1 episode
1962 Wagon Train Hattie Maitland 1 episode
1963 The Farmer's Daughter Arlene 1 episode
1964 Hazel Marietta Horn 1 episode
1965-1966 Peyton Place Anna Chernak 19 episodes
1966 Gunsmoke Woman 1 episode
1967 Iron Horse Amy Hobart, Mrs. Dolson 2 episodes
1969 Star Trek: The Original Series Woman S3:E23, "All Our Yesterdays"
1972, 1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. Nurse Claire, Miss Carr 2 episodes
1978 Project U.F.O. Clara 1 episode

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Anna Karen Morrow; Actress found success on both the small and big screens". National Post. July 17, 2009. p. 43. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Actress Anna Karen Morrow dies". The Desert Sun. July 3, 2009. p. 24. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Anna Karen in New Play". Los Angeles Mirror. October 11, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stage Events". The Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1961. p. 391. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Anna Karen Morrow: Actress was on 'Peyton Place' show". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 2009.

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