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Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Born: 1898-09-20 • Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

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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.

Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Loves Mary poster
John Loves Mary
1949 • Phyllis McKinley
For the Love of Mary poster
For the Love of Mary
1948 • Miss Harkness
Kiss and Tell poster
Kiss and Tell
1945 • Janet Archer
The Human Comedy poster
The Human Comedy
1943 • Mrs. Steed
Now, Voyager poster
Now, Voyager
1942 • Miss Trask
On the Sunny Side poster
On the Sunny Side
1942 • Mrs. Mary Andrews
The Vanishing Virginian poster
The Vanishing Virginian
1942 • Marcia Marshall
Small Town Deb poster
Small Town Deb
1941 • Mrs. Randall
Angels with Broken Wings poster
Angels with Broken Wings
1941 • Charlotte Lord
Sis Hopkins poster
Sis Hopkins
1941 • Clara Hopkins
Play Girl poster
Play Girl
1941 • Mrs. Dice
Dance, Girl, Dance poster
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 • Miss Olmstead
Anne of Windy Poplars poster
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940 • Ernestine Pringle
Three Sons poster
Three Sons
1939 • Abigail Pardway
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 • Madame de Lys
In Name Only poster
In Name Only
1939 • Laura
Broadway Serenade poster
Broadway Serenade
1939 • Harriet Ingalls
The Great Man Votes poster
The Great Man Votes
1939 • Miss Billow
Breakdowns of 1938 poster
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rascals poster
Rascals
1938 • Mrs. Agatha Adams
Double Wedding poster
Double Wedding
1937 • Claire Lodge
Stage Door poster
Stage Door
1937 • Cast of Stage Play
That Certain Woman poster
That Certain Woman
1937 • Mrs. Rogers
The Girl from Scotland Yard poster
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 • Helen Lavering
As Good as Married poster
As Good as Married
1937 • Alma Burnside
The Devil Is a Sissy poster
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 • Hilda Pierce
Moonlight Murder poster
Moonlight Murder
1936 • Louisa
Sutter's Gold poster
Sutter's Gold
1936 • Anna Sutter
Splendor poster
Splendor
1935 • Martha Lorrimore
She Married Her Boss poster
She Married Her Boss
1935 • Gertrude Barclay
Ginger poster
Ginger
1935 • Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
The Girl from 10th Avenue poster
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935 • Valentine French Marland
Alias Mary Dow poster
Alias Mary Dow
1935 • Evelyn Dow
Cardinal Richelieu poster
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • Queen Anne
After Office Hours poster
After Office Hours
1935 • Julia Patterson
Enchanted April poster
Enchanted April
1935 • Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
The Painted Veil poster
The Painted Veil
1934 • Mrs. Townsend
The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934 • Arabel Barrett
Operator 13 poster
Operator 13
1934 • Pauline
Death Takes a Holiday poster
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 • Alda
Should Ladies Behave poster
Should Ladies Behave
1933 • Mrs. Winifred Lamont
No Image
Excuse the Pardon
1930
The Hard Guy poster
The Hard Guy
1930 • Ellen
No Image
Taxi Talks
1930