Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayals of the stern Mrs. Kipher in "From Here to Eternity" (1953) and as the comical dowager on "The Red Skelton Show." After attaining her degree at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, she moved to the United States in 1944 making her debut as the lead in the original Chicago, Illinois production of "Dream Girl." Discovered by film director, George Templeton, she made her film debut in "Double Rhythm" and for the next 30 years she went on to enjoy a successful career in film and television. Often typecast as a mother, wife, old maid, nun, church lady, clerk, neighbor, secretary, school teacher, landlady, society woman, wealthy snob, nurse, nanny, housekeeper, or matriarch, she became a household name appearing in several guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Colgate Comedy Hour," "My Little Margie," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Duffy's Tavern," "Climax!," "Playhouse 90," "Private Secretary," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "I Love Lucy," "The Millionaire," "The Adventures of McGraw," "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "Markham," "The Betty Hutton Show," "Rawhide," "One Step Beyond," "Checkmate," "Peter and Gladys," "Our Man Higgins," "The Twilight Zone," "Sam Benedict," "Bonanza," "Dr. Kildare," "Mister Ed," "The Joey Bishop Show," "Honey West," "Perry Mason," "Batman," "Hogans Heroes," "Bewitched," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "It Takes a Thief," "The Carol Burnett Show," "Petticoat Junction," "Green Acres," "The Outcasts," "My Three Sons," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "Adam-12," "The Brady Bunch," "City of Angels," "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," and "Little House on the Prairie". In film, she appeared in lead roles in such motion pictures as "A Man Called Pete" (1955), "These Thousand Hills" (1959), "Don't Knock the Twist" (1962), "The Spiral Road" (1962), "My Fair Lady" (1964), “The Happiest Millionaire" (1967), "The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz" (1968), “Airport" (1970), “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” (1971), “Papillon" (1973), "Darktown Strutters" (1975) and "Pepper" (1975). During her career, she became a naturalized United States citizen in 1947, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and was active with the Bel-Air Republican Women's Group. After retiring in 1977, Morrison, who neither married nor had any children, spent the remainder of her life participating with Catholic Charities and was a chairwoman for her local chapters of both The March of Dimes and The American Red Cross.