Alice Brady

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892–October 28, 1939) was an American actress in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. She broke onto the movie scene at the age of 22 New York City with World Studios, since her father, William A. Brady, was its owner as well as an important theatrical producer in New York. Her first film was the silent As Ye Sow (1915) as Dora Leland. She acted in more than 50 silent films throughout her career, yet spent most of the 1920s on stage and away from the cinema. She returned to the screen in 1933, landing a role in her first talkie, When Ladies Meet. It was for her portrayal of Molly O'Leary in 1938's In Old Chicago that she won her Academy Award. Brady died of cancer in 1939 shortly after filming Young Mr. Lincoln with director John Ford.

A sample of her more than 80 films include:

  • As Ye Sow (1914)
  • Betsy Ross (1917)
  • When Ladies Meet (1933)
  • The Gay Divorcee (1934)
  • Gold Diggers Of 1935 (1935)
  • Let 'Em Have It (1935)
  • Three Smart Girls (1936)
  • Go West, Young Man (1936)
  • My Man Godfrey (1936)
  • One Hundred Men And A Girl (1937)
  • In Old Chicago (1938) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • Zenobia (1939)
  • Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

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A sample of her more than 80 films include:. In 1991 she was going to participate in Father of the Bride, but became pregnant and could not act in the movie. Lincoln with director John Ford. In 1989 she married actor Kevin Kline. It was for her portrayal of Molly O'Leary in 1938's In Old Chicago that she won her Academy Award. Brady died of cancer in 1939 shortly after filming Young Mr. She was famous in the early and middle 1980s for her acting in a handful of teen-orientated movies, and her face made the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, Teen Beat and others. She returned to the screen in 1933, landing a role in her first talkie, When Ladies Meet. She is also the god-daughter of actress Joan Crawford.

She acted in more than 50 silent films throughout her career, yet spent most of the 1920s on stage and away from the cinema. She is a native of New York City, where she attended the Children's professional Acting School. Her first film was the silent As Ye Sow (1915) as Dora Leland. She is the daughter of director Joseph Cates and the niece of Gilbert Cates, also a director. Brady, was its owner as well as an important theatrical producer in New York. Phoebe Belle Katz Cates (born July 16, 1963) is an American film actress who, by her description, has retired from acting to become a full-time mother. She broke onto the movie scene at the age of 22 New York City with World Studios, since her father, William A. The Anniversary Party (2001).

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892–October 28, 1939) was an American actress in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Princess Caraboo (1994). Lincoln (1939). Bodies, Rest and Motion (1993). Young Mr. Drop Dead Fred (1991). Zenobia (1939). Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).

In Old Chicago (1938) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. I Love You to Death (1990). One Hundred Men And A Girl (1937). Shag (1989). My Man Godfrey (1936). Bright Lights, Big City (1988). Go West, Young Man (1936). Date with an Angel (1987).

Three Smart Girls (1936). Gremlins (1984). Let 'Em Have It (1935). Lace (1984, TV). Gold Diggers Of 1935 (1935). Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The Gay Divorcee (1934). Paradise (1982).

When Ladies Meet (1933). Betsy Ross (1917). As Ye Sow (1914).