Katharine Alexander
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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.
Known for
Angels with Broken Wings
Charlotte Lord
Excuse the Pardon
The Vanishing Virginian
Marcia Marshall
On the Sunny Side
Mrs. Mary Andrews
Three Sons
Abigail Pardway
Moonlight Murder
Louisa
That Certain Woman
Mrs. Rogers
The Painted Veil
Mrs. Townsend
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Madame de Lys
The Human Comedy
Mrs. Steed
Sutter's Gold
Anna Sutter
Now, Voyager
Miss Trask
Splendor
Martha Lorrimore
Ginger
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
Breakdowns of 1938
Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Enchanted April
Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
Kiss and Tell
Janet Archer
Dance, Girl, Dance
Miss Olmstead
She Married Her Boss
Gertrude Barclay
Sis Hopkins
Clara Hopkins
In Name Only
Laura
John Loves Mary
Phyllis McKinley
Rascals
Mrs. Agatha Adams
Cardinal Richelieu
Queen Anne
Stage Door
Cast of Stage Play
Double Wedding
Claire Lodge
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Small Town Deb
Mrs. Randall
Broadway Serenade
Harriet Ingalls
Operator 13
Pauline
Anne of Windy Poplars
Ernestine Pringle
Play Girl
Mrs. Dice
As Good as Married
Alma Burnside
Death Takes a Holiday
Alda
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Arabel Barrett
Taxi Talks
Should Ladies Behave
Mrs. Winifred Lamont
For the Love of Mary
Miss Harkness
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Helen Lavering
After Office Hours
Julia Patterson
Alias Mary Dow
Evelyn Dow
The Girl from 10th Avenue
Valentine French Marland
The Devil Is a Sissy
Hilda Pierce
The Great Man Votes
Miss Billow
The Hard Guy
Ellen