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Katharine Alexander (1898–1981)

Katherine (also called Katharine) Alexander, an excellent character actress, had been born in 1897 to a mother who was part Cherokee and to a father who farmed land on Indian territory. And yet she was never given the part of a native American in the course of her thirty-five-year acting career. Often a society lady... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
Peggy (1951)
 
1949 John Loves Mary
Phyllis McKinley
 
1948 For the Love of Mary
Miss Harkness
 
1945 Kiss and Tell
Janet Archer
 
1943 The Human Comedy
Mrs. Steed
 
1942 Now, Voyager
Miss Trask (as Katherine Alexander)
 
1942 On the Sunny Side
Mrs. Mary Andrews
 
1942 The Vanishing Virginian
Marcia Marshall Templeton
 
1941 Angels with Broken Wings
Charlotte Lord
 
1941 Sis Hopkins
Clara Hopkins
 
1941 Play Girl
Mrs. Dice
 
1941 Small Town Deb
Mrs. Randall
 
1940 Dance, Girl, Dance
Miss Olmstead
 
1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
Ernestine Pringle
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Madame de Lys
 
1939 Three Sons
Abigail Pardway
 
1939 In Name Only
Laura
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
Harriet Ingalls
 
1939 The Great Man Votes
Miss Billow
 
1938 Rascals
Mrs. Adams
 
1937 Double Wedding
Claire Lodge
 
1937 Stage Door
Cast of Stage Play (as Katherine Alexander)
 
1937 That Certain Woman
Mrs. Rogers (as Katherine Alexander)
 
1937 The Girl from Scotland Yard
Lady Helen Lavering
 
1937 As Good as Married
Alma Burnside
 
1936 Reunion
Mrs. Crandall
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Hilda Pierce
 
1936 Moonlight Murder
Louisa (as Katherine Alexander)
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Anna Sutter
 
1935 Splendor
Martha Lorrimore
 
1935 She Married Her Boss
Gertrude Barclay
 
1935 Ginger
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
 
1935 The Girl from 10th Avenue
Valentine French Marland
 
1935 Alias Mary Dow
Evelyn Dow
 
1935 After Office Hours
Julia Patterson
 
1935 Enchanted April
Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
 
1934 Operator 13
Pauline
 
1934 Death Takes a Holiday
Alda
 
1933 Should Ladies Behave
Mrs. Winifred Lamont
 
1930 The Hard Guy (short)
Ellen (as Katherine Alexander)
 
1930 Taxi Talks (short)
 
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1939 Broadway Serenade (performer: "High Flyin'" - uncredited)
 
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street (performer: "Little Brown Jug" 1869 - uncredited / "Wilt Thou Have My Hand" 1934 - uncredited)
 
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1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Herself (That Certain Woman outtakes) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1917- 1948). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Alternate Names:

Katherine Alexander
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Character actress who played long-suffering wives, mothers and a variety of elegant, sometimes pompous society ladies. Appeared on stage during the 1920s and 30s (Theatre Guild) and co-starred (as Linda Loman) with Paul Muni and Kevin McCarthy in a 1949 London production of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' at the Phoenix Theatre. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo