Katharine Alexander
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1898-09-20
Day of Death
1981-01-10 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
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
Acting
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(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)
The Vanishing Virginian
as Marcia Marshall
(1942)
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
(1941)
Angels with Broken Wings
as Charlotte Lord
(1941)
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
(1941)
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
(1941)
Small Town Deb
as Mrs. Randall
(1940)
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
(1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
(1939)
Three Sons
as Abigail Pardway
(1939)
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
(1939)
In Name Only
as Laura
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Rascals
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
(1937)
As Good as Married
as Alma Burnside
(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)
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
(1935)
Cardinal Richelieu
as Queen Anne
(1935)
Ginger
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
(1935)
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
(1935)
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
(1935)
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
(1935)
Alias Mary Dow
as Evelyn Dow
(1935)
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
(1935)
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
(1934)
Operator 13
as Pauline
(1934)
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
(1934)
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
(1934)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
(1933)
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
(1930)
(1930)
The Hard Guy
as Ellen
(1930)