Katharine Alexander
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Operator 13
1934
as Pauline
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Madame de Lys
Now, Voyager
1942
as Miss Trask
Stage Door
1937
as Cast of Stage Play
In Name Only
1939
as Laura
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Miss Olmstead
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934
as Arabel Barrett
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Miss Harkness
The Human Comedy
1943
as Mrs. Steed
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Harriet Ingalls
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
Death Takes a Holiday
1934
as Alda
Double Wedding
1937
as Claire Lodge
The Great Man Votes
1939
as Miss Billow
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Gertrude Barclay
Ginger
1935
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Anna Sutter
Splendor
1935
as Martha Lorrimore
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Janet Archer