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.
Acting
Movie
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
1942
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
1939
Movie
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
1937
Movie
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
1940
Movie
In Name Only
as Laura
1939
Movie
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
1934
Movie
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
1934
Movie
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
1937
Movie
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
1943
Movie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
1934
Movie
That Certain Woman
as Mrs. Rogers
1937
Movie
Operator 13
as Pauline
1934
Movie
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
1935
Movie
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
1936
Movie
The Hard Guy
as Ellen
1930
Movie
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
1935
Movie
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
1933
Movie
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
1935
Movie
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
1939
Movie
For the Love of Mary
as Miss Harkness
1948
Movie
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
1935
Movie
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
1941
Movie
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
1940
Movie
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
1936