Katharine Alexander

Acting

September 20, 1898 – January 10, 1981 (died at 82)

Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

Female

45 Movies

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.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 7.3

as Madame de Lys

Age 40 (now 82)

Now, Voyager

1942 7.4

as Miss Trask

Age 44 (now 82)

In Name Only

1939 7.0

as Laura

Age 40 (now 82)

Death Takes a Holiday

1934 6.3

as Alda

Age 35 (now 82)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 6.4

as Miss Olmstead

Age 41 (now 82)

The Painted Veil

1934 6.4

as Mrs. Townsend

Age 36 (now 82)

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934 6.2

as Arabel Barrett

Age 36 (now 82)

The Hard Guy

1930 6.3

as Ellen

Age 31 (now 82)

Operator 13

1934 5.9

as Pauline

Age 35 (now 82)

Double Wedding

1937 6.4

as Claire Lodge

Age 39 (now 82)

After Office Hours

1935 6.5

as Julia Patterson

Age 36 (now 82)

That Certain Woman

1937 5.6

as Mrs. Rogers

Age 38 (now 82)

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 7.0

as Hilda Pierce

Age 37 (now 82)

The Great Man Votes

1939 6.4

as Miss Billow

Age 40 (now 82)

Should Ladies Behave

1933 4.8

as Mrs. Winifred Lamont

Age 35 (now 82)

Stage Door

1937 7.1

as Cast of Stage Play

Age 39 (now 82)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 84 (now 82)

John Loves Mary

1949 5.0

as Phyllis McKinley

Age 50 (now 82)

For the Love of Mary

1948 6.2

as Miss Harkness

Age 49 (now 82)

Kiss and Tell

1945 6.3

as Janet Archer

Age 47 (now 82)

The Human Comedy

1943 6.3

as Mrs. Steed

Age 44 (now 82)

Now, Voyager

1942 7.4

as Miss Trask

Age 44 (now 82)

On the Sunny Side

1942 7.0

as Mrs. Mary Andrews

Age 43 (now 82)

The Vanishing Virginian

1942 7.3

as Marcia Marshall

Age 43 (now 82)

Small Town Deb

1941 6.5

as Mrs. Randall

Age 43 (now 82)

Angels with Broken Wings

1941 5.3

as Charlotte Lord

Age 42 (now 82)

Sis Hopkins

1941 6.3

as Clara Hopkins

Age 42 (now 82)

Play Girl

1941 6.4

as Mrs. Dice

Age 42 (now 82)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 6.4

as Miss Olmstead

Age 41 (now 82)

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940 6.0

as Ernestine Pringle

Age 41 (now 82)

Three Sons

1939 2.5

as Abigail Pardway

Age 41 (now 82)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 7.3

as Madame de Lys

Age 40 (now 82)

In Name Only

1939 7.0

as Laura

Age 40 (now 82)

Broadway Serenade

1939 6.6

as Harriet Ingalls

Age 40 (now 82)

The Great Man Votes

1939 6.4

as Miss Billow

Age 40 (now 82)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 5.8

as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 82)

Rascals

1938 7.0

as Mrs. Agatha Adams

Age 39 (now 82)

Double Wedding

1937 6.4

as Claire Lodge

Age 39 (now 82)

Stage Door

1937 7.1

as Cast of Stage Play

Age 39 (now 82)

That Certain Woman

1937 5.6

as Mrs. Rogers

Age 38 (now 82)

The Girl from Scotland Yard

1937 6.5

as Helen Lavering

Age 38 (now 82)

As Good as Married

1937 8.0

as Alma Burnside

Age 38 (now 82)

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 7.0

as Hilda Pierce

Age 37 (now 82)

Moonlight Murder

1936 4.8

as Louisa

Age 37 (now 82)

Sutter's Gold

1936 7.0

as Anna Sutter

Age 37 (now 82)

Splendor

1935 6.7

as Martha Lorrimore

Age 37 (now 82)

She Married Her Boss

1935 7.5

as Gertrude Barclay

Age 36 (now 82)

Ginger

1935 4.8

as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker

Age 36 (now 82)

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935 6.8

as Valentine French Marland

Age 36 (now 82)

Alias Mary Dow

1935 7.2

as Evelyn Dow

Age 36 (now 82)

Cardinal Richelieu

1935 7.3

as Queen Anne

Age 36 (now 82)

After Office Hours

1935 6.5

as Julia Patterson

Age 36 (now 82)

Enchanted April

1935 5.1

as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot

Age 36 (now 82)

The Painted Veil

1934 6.4

as Mrs. Townsend

Age 36 (now 82)

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934 6.2

as Arabel Barrett

Age 36 (now 82)

Operator 13

1934 5.9

as Pauline

Age 35 (now 82)

Death Takes a Holiday

1934 6.3

as Alda

Age 35 (now 82)

Should Ladies Behave

1933 4.8

as Mrs. Winifred Lamont

Age 35 (now 82)

Excuse the Pardon

1930

Age 32 (now 82)

The Hard Guy

1930 6.3

as Ellen

Age 31 (now 82)

Taxi Talks

1930 7.0

Age 31 (now 82)