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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alice Brady, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1938
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1938 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1937 · nominated
Filmography7 titles

Metropolitan
1935as Ghita Galin
1935as Ghita Galin

My Man Godfrey
1936as Angelica Bullock
1936as Angelica Bullock

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939as Abigail Clay
1939as Abigail Clay

The Gay Divorcee
1934as Hortense
1934as Hortense

In Old Chicago
1938as Molly O'Leary
1938as Molly O'Leary

Three Smart Girls
1936as Mrs. Lyons
1936as Mrs. Lyons

Gold Diggers of 1935
1935as Matilda Prentiss
1935as Matilda Prentiss