Katharine Alexander
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.
Katharine Alexander | |
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Born | Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | September 22, 1898
Died | January 10, 1981 82) Tryon, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1930–1951 |
Spouse(s) | William A. Brady, Jr.
( m. 1926; died 1935) |
Children | 1 |
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