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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 20, 1898
Died
January 10, 1981
Place of Birth
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
- Katherine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
0.2 Popularity
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
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
4.2
Phyllis McKinley
John Loves Mary
1949
5.8
Miss Harkness
For the Love of Mary
1948
5.6
Janet Archer
Kiss and Tell
1945
6.2
Mrs. Steed
The Human Comedy
1943
7.4
Miss Trask
Now, Voyager
1942
6.0
Mrs. Mary Andrews
On the Sunny Side
1942
6.0
Marcia Marshall
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
6.0
Mrs. Randall
Small Town Deb
1941
3.7
Charlotte Lord
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
Credits
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
John Loves Mary
as Phyllis McKinley
1949
4.2
For the Love of Mary
as Miss Harkness
1948
5.8
Kiss and Tell
as Janet Archer
1945
5.6
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
1943
6.2
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
1942
7.4
On the Sunny Side
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
1942
6.0
The Vanishing Virginian
as Marcia Marshall
1942
6.0
Small Town Deb
as Mrs. Randall
1941
6.0
Angels with Broken Wings
as Charlotte Lord
1941
3.7
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
1941
6.0
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
1941
6.3
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
1940
6.4
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
1940
5.8
Three Sons
as Abigail Pardway
1939
2.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
1939
7.3
In Name Only
as Laura
1939
7.0
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
1939
6.2
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
1939
6.1
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
4.7
Rascals
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
1938
6.0
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
1937
6.4
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
1937
7.0
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers
1937
5.4
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Helen Lavering
1937
5.0
As Good as Married
as Alma Burnside
1937
7.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
1936
6.9
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
1936
4.2
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
1936
0.0
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
1935
6.3
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
1935
7.0
Ginger
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
1935
4.3
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
1935
6.5
Alias Mary Dow
as Evelyn Dow
1935
6.2
Cardinal Richelieu
as Queen Anne
1935
7.4
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
1935
6.4
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
1935
4.5
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
1934
6.4
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
1934
6.0
Operator 13
as Pauline
1934
5.8
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
1934
6.2
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
1933
4.1
🎬
Excuse the Pardon
1930
0.0
The Hard Guy
as Ellen
1930
6.1
🎬
Taxi Talks
1930
0.0