- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 20, 1898
- Place of Birth
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- January 10, 1981
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.
Filmography
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJohn Loves Mary
1949 · Phyllis McKinley
movieFor the Love of Mary
1948 · Miss Harkness
movieKiss and Tell
1945 · Janet Archer
movieThe Human Comedy
1943 · Mrs. Steed
movieNow, Voyager
1942 · Miss Trask
movieOn the Sunny Side
1942 · Mrs. Mary Andrews
movieThe Vanishing Virginian
1942 · Marcia Marshall
movieSmall Town Deb
1941 · Mrs. Randall
movieAngels with Broken Wings
1941 · Charlotte Lord
movieSis Hopkins
1941 · Clara Hopkins
moviePlay Girl
1941 · Mrs. Dice
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Miss Olmstead
movieAnne of Windy Poplars
1940 · Ernestine Pringle
movieThree Sons
1939 · Abigail Pardway
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Madame de Lys
movieIn Name Only
1939 · Laura
movieBroadway Serenade
1939 · Harriet Ingalls
movieThe Great Man Votes
1939 · Miss Billow
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRascals
1938 · Mrs. Agatha Adams
movieDouble Wedding
1937 · Claire Lodge
movieStage Door
1937 · Cast of Stage Play
movieThat Certain Woman
1937 · Mrs. Rogers
movieThe Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 · Helen Lavering
movieAs Good as Married
1937 · Alma Burnside
movieThe Devil Is a Sissy
1936 · Hilda Pierce
movieMoonlight Murder
1936 · Louisa
movieSutter's Gold
1936 · Anna Sutter
movieSplendor
1935 · Martha Lorrimore
movieShe Married Her Boss
1935 · Gertrude Barclay
movieGinger
1935 · Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
movieThe Girl from 10th Avenue
1935 · Valentine French Marland
movieAlias Mary Dow
1935 · Evelyn Dow
movieCardinal Richelieu
1935 · Queen Anne
movieAfter Office Hours
1935 · Julia Patterson
movieEnchanted April
1935 · Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
movieThe Painted Veil
1934 · Mrs. Townsend
movieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934 · Arabel Barrett
movieOperator 13
1934 · Pauline
movieDeath Takes a Holiday
1934 · Alda
movieShould Ladies Behave
1933 · Mrs. Winifred Lamont
Excuse the Pardon
movieExcuse the Pardon
1930
movieThe Hard Guy
1930 · Ellen
Taxi Talks
movieTaxi Talks
1930