Katharine Alexander
Known For
Acting
Born
1898-09-20 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Died
1981-01-10
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.
Most Known For
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
In Name Only
as Laura
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
Taxi Talks
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
John Loves Mary
as Phyllis McKinley
Operator 13
as Pauline