Katharine Alexander
Biography
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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
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Loves Mary
1949
as Phyllis McKinley
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Miss Harkness
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Janet Archer
The Human Comedy
1943
as Mrs. Steed
Now, Voyager
1942
as Miss Trask
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Marcia Marshall
Small Town Deb
1941
as Mrs. Randall
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Charlotte Lord
Sis Hopkins
1941
as Clara Hopkins
Play Girl
1941
as Mrs. Dice
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Miss Olmstead
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Ernestine Pringle
Three Sons
1939
as Abigail Pardway
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Madame de Lys
In Name Only
1939
as Laura
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Harriet Ingalls
The Great Man Votes
1939
as Miss Billow
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rascals
1938
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
Double Wedding
1937
as Claire Lodge
Stage Door
1937
as Cast of Stage Play
That Certain Woman
1937
as Mrs. Rogers