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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Now, Voyager (1942) — Miss Trask
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — Madame de Lys
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Stage Door (1937) — Cast of Stage Play
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) — Miss Olmstead
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In Name Only (1939) — Laura
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Death Takes a Holiday (1934) — Alda
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The Painted Veil (1934) — Mrs. Townsend
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Double Wedding (1937) — Claire Lodge
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The Human Comedy (1943) — Mrs. Steed
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) — Arabel Barrett
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That Certain Woman (1937) — Mrs. Rogers
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Operator 13 (1934) — Pauline
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After Office Hours (1935) — Julia Patterson
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The Hard Guy (1930) — Ellen
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The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) — Hilda Pierce
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The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) — Valentine French Marland
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Should Ladies Behave (1933) — Mrs. Winifred Lamont
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Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) — Ernestine Pringle
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The Great Man Votes (1939) — Miss Billow
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For the Love of Mary (1948) — Miss Harkness
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Splendor (1935) — Martha Lorrimore
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John Loves Mary (1949) — Phyllis McKinley
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Play Girl (1941) — Mrs. Dice
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Enchanted April (1935) — Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
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Moonlight Murder (1936) — Louisa
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Kiss and Tell (1945) — Janet Archer
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Cardinal Richelieu (1935) — Queen Anne
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Broadway Serenade (1939) — Harriet Ingalls
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Ginger (1935) — Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
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Angels with Broken Wings (1941) — Charlotte Lord
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Three Sons (1939) — Abigail Pardway
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) — Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sis Hopkins (1941) — Clara Hopkins
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Alias Mary Dow (1935) — Evelyn Dow
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The Vanishing Virginian (1942) — Marcia Marshall
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Small Town Deb (1941) — Mrs. Randall
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She Married Her Boss (1935) — Gertrude Barclay
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The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937) — Helen Lavering
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Rascals (1938) — Mrs. Agatha Adams