Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 20, 1898 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
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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.
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | John Loves Maryas Phyllis McKinley | |
| 1948 | For the Love of Maryas Miss Harkness | |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tellas Janet Archer | |
| 1943 | The Human Comedyas Mrs. Steed | |
| 1942 | Now, Voyageras Miss Trask | |
| 1942 | On the Sunny Sideas Mrs. Mary Andrews | |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginianas Marcia Marshall | |
| 1941 | Small Town Debas Mrs. Randall | |
| 1941 | Angels with Broken Wingsas Charlotte Lord | |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkinsas Clara Hopkins | |
| 1941 | Play Girlas Mrs. Dice | |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Danceas Miss Olmstead | |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplarsas Ernestine Pringle | |
| 1939 | Three Sonsas Abigail Pardway | |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Madame de Lys | |
| 1939 | In Name Onlyas Laura | |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenadeas Harriet Ingalls | |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votesas Miss Billow | |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Rascalsas Mrs. Agatha Adams | |
| 1937 | Double Weddingas Claire Lodge | |
| 1937 | Stage Dooras Cast of Stage Play | |
| 1937 | That Certain Womanas Mrs. Rogers | |
| 1937 | The Girl from Scotland Yardas Helen Lavering | |
| 1937 | As Good as Marriedas Alma Burnside | |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissyas Hilda Pierce | |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murderas Louisa | |
| 1936 | Sutter's Goldas Anna Sutter | |
| 1935 | Splendoras Martha Lorrimore | |
| 1935 | She Married Her Bossas Gertrude Barclay | |
| 1935 | Gingeras Mrs. Elizabeth Parker | |
| 1935 | The Girl from 10th Avenueas Valentine French Marland | |
| 1935 | Alias Mary Dowas Evelyn Dow | |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieuas Queen Anne | |
| 1935 | After Office Hoursas Julia Patterson | |
| 1935 | Enchanted Aprilas Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot | |
| 1934 | The Painted Veilas Mrs. Townsend | |
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Arabel Barrett | |
| 1934 | Operator 13as Pauline | |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holidayas Alda | |
| 1933 | Should Ladies Behaveas Mrs. Winifred Lamont | |
| 1930 | Excuse the Pardonas | |
| 1930 | The Hard Guyas Ellen | |
| 1930 | Taxi Talksas |
