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Katharine Alexander

Acting
1898-09-20
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.
Known For 43 titles
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) subtitle poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 Movie
as Madame de Lys
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Operator 13 (1934) subtitle poster
Operator 13
1934 Movie
as Pauline
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Now, Voyager (1942) subtitle poster
Now, Voyager
1942 Movie
as Miss Trask
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Stage Door (1937) subtitle poster
Stage Door
1937 Movie
as Cast of Stage Play
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In Name Only (1939) subtitle poster
In Name Only
1939 Movie
as Laura
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) subtitle poster
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 Movie
as Miss Olmstead
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Double Wedding (1937) subtitle poster
Double Wedding
1937 Movie
as Claire Lodge
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Sutter's Gold (1936) subtitle poster
Sutter's Gold
1936 Movie
as Anna Sutter
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The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) subtitle poster
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 Movie
as Hilda Pierce
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Death Takes a Holiday (1934) subtitle poster
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 Movie
as Alda
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) subtitle poster
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 Movie
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Broadway Serenade (1939) subtitle poster
Broadway Serenade
1939 Movie
as Harriet Ingalls
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The Painted Veil (1934) subtitle poster
The Painted Veil
1934 Movie
as Mrs. Townsend
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Ginger (1935) subtitle poster
Ginger
1935 Movie
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
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Cardinal Richelieu (1935) subtitle poster
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 Movie
as Queen Anne
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) subtitle poster
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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That Certain Woman (1937) subtitle poster
That Certain Woman
1937 Movie
as Mrs. Rogers
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The Human Comedy (1943) subtitle poster
The Human Comedy
1943 Movie
as Mrs. Steed
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The Great Man Votes (1939) subtitle poster
The Great Man Votes
1939 Movie
as Miss Billow
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) subtitle poster
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934 Movie
as Arabel Barrett
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After Office Hours (1935) subtitle poster
After Office Hours
1935 Movie
as Julia Patterson
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Moonlight Murder (1936) subtitle poster
Moonlight Murder
1936 Movie
as Louisa
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Sis Hopkins (1941) subtitle poster
Sis Hopkins
1941 Movie
as Clara Hopkins
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John Loves Mary (1949) subtitle poster
John Loves Mary
1949 Movie
as Phyllis McKinley
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