Katharine Alexander
Actor
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
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys 1939
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play 1937
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead 1940
In Name Only
as Laura 1939
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda 1934
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend 1934
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge 1937
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed 1943
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett 1934
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers 1937
Operator 13
as Pauline 1934
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson 1935
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce 1936
The Hard Guy
as Ellen 1930
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland 1935
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont 1933