Katharine Alexander
Acting
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.
Filmography 45
Movies (45)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Loves Mary1949Phyllis McKinley
For the Love of Mary1948Miss Harkness
Kiss and Tell1945Janet Archer
The Human Comedy1943Mrs. Steed
Now, Voyager1942Miss Trask
On the Sunny Side1942Mrs. Mary Andrews
The Vanishing Virginian1942Marcia Marshall
Small Town Deb1941Mrs. Randall
Angels with Broken Wings1941Charlotte Lord
Sis Hopkins1941Clara Hopkins
Play Girl1941Mrs. Dice
Dance, Girl, Dance1940Miss Olmstead
Anne of Windy Poplars1940Ernestine Pringle
Three Sons1939Abigail Pardway
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939Madame de Lys
In Name Only1939Laura
Broadway Serenade1939Harriet Ingalls
The Great Man Votes1939Miss Billow
Breakdowns of 19381938Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rascals1938Mrs. Agatha Adams
Double Wedding1937Claire Lodge
Stage Door1937Cast of Stage Play
That Certain Woman1937Mrs. Rogers
The Girl from Scotland Yard1937Helen Lavering
As Good as Married1937Alma Burnside
The Devil Is a Sissy1936Hilda Pierce
Moonlight Murder1936Louisa
Sutter's Gold1936Anna Sutter
Splendor1935Martha Lorrimore