Katharine Alexander
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Katharine Alexander | |
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| Born | September 22, 1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1981 (aged 82) Tryon, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930–1951 |
| Spouse(s) |
William A. Brady, Jr.
(m. 1926; died 1935) |
| Children | Barbara Brady |
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.
Biography
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 promoter and actress Grace George. They had a daughter, Barbara Brady.
Theatrical productions
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.
Partial filmography
- Should Ladies Behave (1933) - Mrs. Winifred Lamont
- Death Takes a Holiday (1934) - Alda
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) - Arabel Barrett
- Operator 13 (1934) - Pauline
- The Painted Veil (1934) - Mrs. Townsend
- Enchanted April (1935) - Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
- After Office Hours (1935) - Julia Patterson
- Cardinal Richelieu (1935) - Queen Anne
- Alias Mary Dow (1935) - Evelyn Dow
- The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) - Valentine French Marland
- Ginger (1935) - Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
- She Married Her Boss (1935) - Gertrude Barclay
- Splendor (1935) - Martha Lorrimore
- Sutter's Gold (1936) - Anna Sutter
- Moonlight Murder (1936) - Louisa Chiltern
- The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) - Hilda Pierce
- Reunion (1936) - Mrs. Crandall
- As Good as Married (1937) - Alma Burnside
- The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937) - Lady Helen Lavering
- That Certain Woman (1937) - Mrs. Rogers
- Stage Door (1937) - Cast of Stage Play
- Double Wedding (1937) - Claire Lodge
- Rascals (1938) - Mrs. Agatha Adams
- The Great Man Votes (1939) - Miss Billow
- Broadway Serenade (1939) - Harriet Ingalls
- In Name Only (1939) - Laura
- Three Sons (1939) - Abigail Pardway
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Madame de Lys
- Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) - Ernestine Pringle
- Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) - Miss Olmstead
- Play Girl (1941) - Mrs. Dice
- Sis Hopkins (1941) - Clara Hopkins
- Angels with Broken Wings (1941) - Charlotte Lord
- The Vanishing Virginian (1942) - Marcia Marshall
- On the Sunny Side (1942) - Mrs. Mary Andrews
- Small Town Deb (1942) - Mrs. Randall
- Now, Voyager (1942) - Miss Trask
- The Human Comedy (1943) - Mrs. Steed
- Kiss and Tell (1945) - Janet Archer
- For the Love of Mary (1948) - Miss Harkness
- John Loves Mary (1949) - Phyllis McKinley
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