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Katharine Alexander

Actor
Born September 20, 1898Died January 10, 1981 (82 years)
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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
  • Now, Voyager
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • In Name Only
  • Death Takes a Holiday
  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street
  • Dance, Girl, Dance
  • Operator 13
  • Double Wedding
  • The Painted Veil
  • That Certain Woman
  • The Great Man Votes
  • The Girl from 10th Avenue
  • After Office Hours
  • She Married Her Boss
  • The Devil Is a Sissy
  • Enchanted April
  • Kiss and Tell
  • John Loves Mary
  • Play Girl
  • Broadway Serenade
  • Moonlight Murder

Filmography

1949
John Loves Mary · as Phyllis Mckinley
1948
For the Love of Mary · as Miss Harkness
1945
Kiss and Tell · as Janet Archer
1943
The Human Comedy · as Mrs. Steed
1942
Now, Voyager · as Miss Trask
1942
On the Sunny Side · as Mrs. Mary Andrews
1942
The Vanishing Virginian · as Marcia Marshall
1941
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
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance · as Miss Olmstead
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars · as Ernestine Pringle
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Madame De Lys
1939
Three Sons · as Abigail Pardway
1939
In Name Only · as Laura
1939
Broadway Serenade · as Harriet Ingalls
1939
The Great Man Votes · as Miss Billow
1938
Rascals · as Mrs. Agatha Adams
1937
Double Wedding · as Claire Lodge
1937
Stage Door · as Cast Of Stage Play
1937
That Certain Woman · as Mme Lloyd Rogers
1937
The Girl from Scotland Yard · as Helen Lavering
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy · as Hilda Pierce
1936
Moonlight Murder · as Louisa
1936
Sutter's Gold · as Anna Sutter
1935
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
1934
The Painted Veil · as Mrs. Townsend
1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street · as Arabel Barrett
1934
Operator 13 · as Pauline
1934
1933
Should Ladies Behave · as Mrs. Winifred Lamont

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