Katharine 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.
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- Born:
- Sep 22, 1898 In Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 42
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Hard Guy 1930-09-06
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Movie | John Loves Mary | Phyllis McKinley | 1949-02-04 |
| Movie | For the Love of Mary | Miss Harkness | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Kiss and Tell | Janet Archer | 1945-10-04 |
| Movie | The Human Comedy | Mrs. Steed | 1943-03-02 |
| Movie | Now, Voyager | Miss Trask | 1942-10-22 |
| Movie | The Vanishing Virginian | Marcia Marshall | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | On the Sunny Side | Mrs. Mary Andrews | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Sis Hopkins | Clara Hopkins | 1941-04-12 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Mrs. Dice | 1941-01-29 |
| Movie | Angels with Broken Wings | Charlotte Lord | 1941-05-27 |
| Movie | Small Town Deb | Mrs. Randall | 1941-11-07 |
| Movie | Anne of Windy Poplars | Ernestine Pringle | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Dance, Girl, Dance | Miss Olmstead | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | The Great Man Votes | Miss Billow | 1939-01-13 |
| Movie | Broadway Serenade | Harriet Ingalls | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Madame de Lys | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Three Sons | Abigail Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | In Name Only | Laura | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | Rascals | Mrs. Agatha Adams | 1938-05-20 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1938 | Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
| Movie | As Good as Married | Alma Burnside | 1937-05-09 |
| Movie | The Girl from Scotland Yard | Helen Lavering | 1937-05-30 |
| Movie | That Certain Woman | Mme Lloyd Rogers | 1937-08-30 |
| Movie | Double Wedding | Claire Lodge | 1937-10-15 |
| Movie | Sutter's Gold | Anna Sutter | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | The Devil Is a Sissy | Hilda Pierce | 1936-09-18 |
| Movie | Moonlight Murder | Louisa | 1936-03-27 |
| Movie | Cardinal Richelieu | Queen Anne | 1935-04-18 |
| Movie | Alias Mary Dow | Evelyn Dow | 1935-05-01 |
| Movie | After Office Hours | Julia Patterson | 1935-02-22 |
| Movie | Enchanted April | Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot | 1935-02-01 |
| Movie | Ginger | Mrs. Elizabeth Parker | 1935-07-04 |
| Movie | The Girl from 10th Avenue | Valentine French Marland | 1935-06-01 |
| Movie | Splendor | Martha Lorrimore | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | She Married Her Boss | Gertrude Barclay | 1935-09-19 |
| Movie | Death Takes a Holiday | Alda | 1934-03-30 |
| Movie | Operator 13 | Pauline | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Arabel Barrett | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | The Painted Veil | Mrs. Townsend | 1934-11-23 |
| Movie | Should Ladies Behave | Mrs. Winifred Lamont | 1933-12-01 |
| Movie | The Hard Guy | Ellen | 1930-09-06 |