Katharine Alexander
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katharine Alexander (September 22, 1898 – January 10, 1981) was an American actress of stage and screen. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and died in Tryon, North Carolina. She was one eighth Cherokee Indian. She planned to be a concert artist, and it was while she was giving a violin recital that she was seen by Samuel Goldwyn who gave her a chance on stage from where she rose to be one of Broadway's leading ladies. She was married to William A. Brady Jr, (1900-1935), the son of William A. Brady a theatre actor, producer and sports promotor and actress Grace George. They had a daughter, Barbara Brady. She starred alongside Paul Muni as his wife Linda Loman in London's Phoenix Theatre production of Death of a Salesman, which opened on July 28, 1949, directed by Elia Kazan.
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Movies (45)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
John Loves Mary
as Phyllis McKinley
1949
For the Love of Mary
as Miss Harkness
1948
Kiss and Tell
as Janet Archer
1945
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
1943
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
1942
On the Sunny Side
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
1942
The Vanishing Virginian
as Marcia Marshall
1942
Small Town Deb
as Mrs. Randall
1941
Angels with Broken Wings
as Charlotte Lord
1941
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
1941
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
1941
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
1940
Three Sons
as Abigail Pardway
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
1939
In Name Only
as Laura
1939
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
1939
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Rascals
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
1938
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
1937
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
1937
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers
1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Helen Lavering
1937
As Good as Married
as Alma Burnside
1937
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
1936
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
1936
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
1936
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
1935
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
1935
Ginger
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
1935
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
1935
Alias Mary Dow
as Evelyn Dow
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
as Queen Anne
1935
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
1935
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
1935
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
1934
Operator 13
as Pauline
1934
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
1934
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
1933
Excuse the Pardon
1930
The Hard Guy
as Ellen
1930
Taxi Talks
1930