Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 20, 1898
Place of Birth:
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | John Loves Mary | Phyllis McKinley |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Miss Harkness |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell | Janet Archer |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Mrs. Steed |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager | Miss Trask |
| 1942 | On the Sunny Side | Mrs. Mary Andrews |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | Marcia Marshall |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins | Clara Hopkins |
| 1941 | Angels with Broken Wings | Charlotte Lord |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Mrs. Dice |
| 1941 | Small Town Deb | Mrs. Randall |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplars | Ernestine Pringle |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Miss Olmstead |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Madame de Lys |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Harriet Ingalls |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votes | Miss Billow |
| 1939 | In Name Only | Laura |
| 1939 | Three Sons | Abigail Pardway |
| 1938 | Rascals | Mrs. Agatha Adams |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Claire Lodge |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Mme Lloyd Rogers |
| 1937 | The Girl from Scotland Yard | Helen Lavering |
| 1937 | As Good as Married | Alma Burnside |
| 1937 | Stage Door | Cast of Stage Play |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murder | Louisa |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Anna Sutter |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy | Hilda Pierce |
| 1935 | Ginger | Mrs. Elizabeth Parker |
| 1935 | The Girl from 10th Avenue | Valentine French Marland |
| 1935 | Enchanted April | Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot |
| 1935 | Splendor | Martha Lorrimore |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Queen Anne |
| 1935 | Alias Mary Dow | Evelyn Dow |
| 1935 | After Office Hours | Julia Patterson |
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Gertrude Barclay |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday | Alda |
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Arabel Barrett |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Pauline |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Mrs. Townsend |
| 1933 | Should Ladies Behave | Mrs. Winifred Lamont |
| 1930 | Excuse the Pardon | |
| 1930 | Taxi Talks | |
| 1930 | The Hard Guy | Ellen |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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