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

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, Voyager

Stage Door

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

In Name Only

Dance, Girl, Dance

Operator 13

Death Takes a Holiday

All Movies (45)

• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• John Loves Mary1949 · as Phyllis McKinley
• For the Love of Mary1948 · as Miss Harkness
• Kiss and Tell1945 · as Janet Archer
• The Human Comedy1943 · as Mrs. Steed
• Now, Voyager1942 · as Miss Trask
• On the Sunny Side1942 · as Mrs. Mary Andrews
• The Vanishing Virginian1942 · as Marcia Marshall
• Small Town Deb1941 · as Mrs. Randall
• Angels with Broken Wings1941 · as Charlotte Lord
• Sis Hopkins1941 · as Clara Hopkins
• Play Girl1941 · as Mrs. Dice
• Dance, Girl, Dance1940 · as Miss Olmstead
• Anne of Windy Poplars1940 · as Ernestine Pringle
• Three Sons1939 · as Abigail Pardway
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Madame de Lys
• In Name Only1939 · as Laura
• Broadway Serenade1939 · as Harriet Ingalls
• The Great Man Votes1939 · as Miss Billow
• Breakdowns of 19381938 · as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Rascals1938 · as Mrs. Agatha Adams
• Double Wedding1937 · as Claire Lodge
• Stage Door1937 · as Cast of Stage Play
• That Certain Woman1937 · as Mrs. Rogers
• The Girl from Scotland Yard1937 · as Helen Lavering
• As Good as Married1937 · as Alma Burnside
• The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · as Hilda Pierce
• Moonlight Murder1936 · as Louisa
• Sutter's Gold1936 · as Anna Sutter
• Splendor1935 · as Martha Lorrimore
• She Married Her Boss1935 · as Gertrude Barclay
• Ginger1935 · as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
• The Girl from 10th Avenue1935 · as Valentine French Marland
• Alias Mary Dow1935 · as Evelyn Dow
• Cardinal Richelieu1935 · as Queen Anne
• After Office Hours1935 · as Julia Patterson
• Enchanted April1935 · as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
• The Painted Veil1934 · as Mrs. Townsend
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street1934 · as Arabel Barrett
• Operator 131934 · as Pauline
• Death Takes a Holiday1934 · as Alda
• Should Ladies Behave1933 · as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
• Excuse the Pardon1930
• The Hard Guy1930 · as Ellen
• Taxi Talks1930