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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 Great Man Votes (1939) subtitle poster
The Great Man Votes
1939 Movie
as Miss Billow
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Play Girl (1941) subtitle poster
Play Girl
1941 Movie
as Mrs. Dice
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Ginger (1935) subtitle poster
Ginger
1935 Movie
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
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Alias Mary Dow (1935) subtitle poster
Alias Mary Dow
1935 Movie
as Evelyn Dow
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The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) subtitle poster
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935 Movie
as Valentine French Marland
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As Good as Married (1937) subtitle poster
As Good as Married
1937 Movie
as Alma Burnside
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She Married Her Boss (1935) subtitle poster
She Married Her Boss
1935 Movie
as Gertrude Barclay
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Enchanted April (1935) subtitle poster
Enchanted April
1935 Movie
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
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On the Sunny Side (1942) subtitle poster
On the Sunny Side
1942 Movie
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
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John Loves Mary (1949) subtitle poster
John Loves Mary
1949 Movie
as Phyllis McKinley
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Splendor (1935) subtitle poster
Splendor
1935 Movie
as Martha Lorrimore
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Rascals (1938) subtitle poster
Rascals
1938 Movie
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
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Should Ladies Behave (1933) subtitle poster
Should Ladies Behave
1933 Movie
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
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Angels with Broken Wings (1941) subtitle poster
Angels with Broken Wings
1941 Movie
as Charlotte Lord
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The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937) subtitle poster
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 Movie
as Helen Lavering
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Three Sons (1939) subtitle poster
Three Sons
1939 Movie
as Abigail Pardway
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Kiss and Tell (1945) subtitle poster
Kiss and Tell
1945 Movie
as Janet Archer
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Small Town Deb (1941) subtitle poster
Small Town Deb
1941 Movie
as Mrs. Randall
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The Hard Guy (1930) subtitle poster
The Hard Guy
1930 Movie
as Ellen
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