Katharine Alexander

Personal Info

Birthday

September 20, 1898

Day of Death

1981-01-10

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Katherine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Biography

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.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, Voyager

In Name Only

Dance, Girl, Dance

Stage Door

Death Takes a Holiday

Operator 13

Kiss and Tell

Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
John Loves Mary
as Phyllis McKinley
1948
For the Love of Mary
as Miss Harkness
1945
Kiss and Tell
as Janet Archer
1943
The Human Comedy
as Mrs. Steed
1942
Now, Voyager
as Miss Trask
On the Sunny Side
as Mrs. Mary Andrews
The Vanishing Virginian
as Marcia Marshall
1941
Small Town Deb
as Mrs. Randall
Angels with Broken Wings
as Charlotte Lord
Sis Hopkins
as Clara Hopkins
Play Girl
as Mrs. Dice
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Miss Olmstead
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Ernestine Pringle
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Madame de Lys
Three Sons
as Abigail Pardway
In Name Only
as Laura
Broadway Serenade
as Harriet Ingalls
The Great Man Votes
as Miss Billow
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Mrs. Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rascals
as Mrs. Agatha Adams
1937
Double Wedding
as Claire Lodge
Stage Door
as Cast of Stage Play
That Certain Woman
as Mme Lloyd Rogers
The Girl from Scotland Yard
as Helen Lavering
As Good as Married
as Alma Burnside
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Hilda Pierce
Moonlight Murder
as Louisa
Sutter's Gold
as Anna Sutter
1935
Splendor
as Martha Lorrimore
She Married Her Boss
as Gertrude Barclay
Ginger
as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as Valentine French Marland
Alias Mary Dow
as Evelyn Dow
Cardinal Richelieu
as Queen Anne
After Office Hours
as Julia Patterson
Enchanted April
as Mrs. Rose Arbuthnot
1934
The Painted Veil
as Mrs. Townsend
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Arabel Barrett
Operator 13
as Pauline
Death Takes a Holiday
as Alda
1933
Should Ladies Behave
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
1930
The Hard Guy
as Ellen