Acting
Katharine Alexander
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Born
20 September 1898
Died
10 January 1981 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Katherine Alexander
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.
Known for
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Loves Mary
as Phyllis McKinley
For the Love of Mary
as Miss Harkness
Kiss and Tell
as Janet Archer
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
On the Sunny Side
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
The Vanishing Virginian
as Marcia Marshall
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
Angels with Broken Wings
as Charlotte Lord
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
Small Town Deb
as Mrs. Randall
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
In Name Only
as Laura
Three Sons
as Abigail Pardway
Rascals
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Helen Lavering
As Good as Married
as Alma Burnside
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
Ginger
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
Cardinal Richelieu
as Queen Anne
Alias Mary Dow
as Evelyn Dow
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
Operator 13
as Pauline
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
The Hard Guy
as Ellen