Alice Brady



First NameAlice
Last NameBrady
Full Name at BirthMary Rose Brady
Age46 (age at death)
Date of BirthNovember 2, 1892
BirthplaceNew York City, New York
Date of DeathOctober 28, 1939
Location of DeathNew York City
Cause of Deathcancer
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignScorpio
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameMy Man Godfrey
FatherWilliam A. Brady
MotherRose Marie Renee Brady
Grace George (step mother)
Brother(s)William A. Brady Jr
Other Family MembersDonald Crane (son)
FriendsNelson Eddy

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she played the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1938) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.


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Filmography

Selected Alice Brady film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1939
Abigail Clay

1939
Mrs. Emily Carter

1938
Minerva Garret

1938
Goodbye Broadway
Molly Malloy

1937
Molly O'Leary

1937
Mama Steps Out
Ada Cuppy

1937
Mrs. Frost

1937
Muriel West

1937
Merry Go Round of 1938
Aunt Hortense

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mme. Sonia Moro

1936
Mrs. Struthers

1936
Angelica Bullock

1936
Mrs. Lyons

1936
The Harvester
Mrs. Biddle

1936
Mind Your Own Business
Melba Shanks

1935
Mrs. Prentiss

1935
Ghita Galin

1935
Aunt Ethel

1935
Lady Tubbs
Henrietta Tubbs

1934
Aunt Hortense

1934
Molly Prentiss

1933
Lulu Hackett

1933
Katherine 'Kitty' Lorraine

1933
Bridget Drake

1933
Mrs. Henrietta Sherwood

1933
Should Ladies Behave
Laura Merrick

1923
The Leopardess
Tiare

1923
The Snow Bride
Annette Leroux

1922
Anna Ascends
Anna Ayyob

1922
Missing Millions
Mary Dawson

1921
Hush Money
Evelyn Murray

1921
Land of Hope, The
Marya Nisko

1921
Little Italy
Rosa Mascani

1921
Out of the Chorus
Florence Maddis

1921
Dawn of the East
Countess Natalya

1920
Dark Lantern, A
Katherine Dereham

1920
Fear Market, The
Sylvia Stone

1920
The New York Idea
Cynthia Karslake

1920
Mary Horton

1919
End of the Road, The
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1919
His Bridal Night
Vi/Tiny Playfair

1919
Indestructible Wife, The
Charlotte Ordway

1919
Marie, Ltd.
Drina Hilliard

1919
Redhead, The
Dazil Mellows

1919
World to Live In, The
Rita Charles

1918
At the Mercy of Men
Vera Souroff

1918
Better Half, The
Louise/Beatrix Thorley

1918
The Death Dance
Flora Farnsworth

1918
Her Great Chance
Lola Gray

1918
In the Hollow of Her Hand
Hetty Castleton

1918
Kate Tarleton

1918
The Ordeal of Rosetta
Rosetta/Lola Gelardi

1918
The Spurs of Sybil
Sybil Drew

1918
The Trap
Doris Shaw

1918
The Whirlpool
Isabele Corbyn, aka Bella Cavello

1918
Woman and Wife

1917
Betsy Griscom

1917
Dancer's Peril, The
Mother, Daughter

1917
Darkest Russia
Ilda Barosky

1917
Divorce Game, The
Florence, Viscountess de Sallure

1917
Her Silent Sacrifice
Arlette

1917
Gilberte Brigarde

1917
A Maid of Belgium
Adoree

1917
Maternity
Ellen Franklin

1917
A Self-Made Widow
Sylvia

1917
A Woman Alone
Nellie Waldron

1916
Ballet Girl, The
Jenny Pearl

1916
Mimi

1916
Bought and Paid For
Vivian Blaine

1916
Gilded Cage, The
Princess Honore

1916
Miss Petticoats
Miss Petticoats

1916
Tangled Fates
Jane Lawson

1916
Then I'll Come Back to You
Barbara Allison

1916
Woman in 47, The
Viola Donizetti

1915
The Boss
Emily Griswold

1915
Cup of Chance, The
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1915
Lure of Woman, The
Katie O'Day

1915
The Rack
Mrs. Gordon

1914
As Ye Sow
Dora Leland

Soundtrack Credits

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
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1935
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1933
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1933
Should Ladies Behave
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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