Janet Alexander (16 July 1878 in Ewell, Surrey, England, UK – 28 June 1961 in Kensington, London, England, UK) was a British actress.
Born as Kate Janet Alexander, she was the daughter of schoolmaster Charles Dallas Alexander and Helen Kate ''née'' Shuldham. She was married to the actor
Lauderdale Maitland from 1907 to his death in 1929. Secondly, she was briefly married to the writer and editor
Sir John Alexander Hammerton from February 1949 to his death in May of the same year.
In 1901 she appeared at the
Imperial Theatre in London as Kate Meredith in Boyle Lawrence's military drama ''A Man of His Word'' opposite
H. B. Irving
Harry Brodribb Irving (5 August 1870 – 17 October 1919), was a British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence ( née O'Callaghan), and father of designer Laurence Irving and actress Elizabeth ...
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[ J. P. Wearing]
''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''
Scarecrow Press (2013), pp 69/70
Selected filmography
* ''
The Secret Woman
''The Secret Woman'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by A.E. Coleby and starring Maud Yates, Janet Alexander and Henry Victor.Palmer p.791
Cast
* Maud Yates as Anne Redvers
* Janet Alexander as Salome Westaway
* Henry Victor a ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Queen's Evidence
A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.Howard Abadinsky, ''Organized C ...
'' (1919)
* ''
God's Clay'' (1919)
* ''
The Hour of Trial'' (1920)
* ''
Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow'' (1923)
* ''
Empress Josephine; Or, Wife of a Demigod
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (empr ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Not Quite a Lady
''Not Quite a Lady'' is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Mabel Poulton, Janet Alexander and Barbara Gott. The screenplay concerns a wealthy woman who, unhappy with her son's choice of fiancée, holds a ...
'' (1928)
* ''
High Seas'' (1929)
* ''
The Compulsory Husband
''The Compulsory Husband'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and Harry Lachman and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley. It was based on a novel by John Glyder.
Cast
* Monty Banks as Monty
* Lillian Manton ...
'' (1930)
* ''
No Exit'' (1930)
References
External links
*
Janet Alexander on Great War Theatre
1878 births
1961 deaths
Actresses from Surrey
English film actresses
English stage actresses
People from Ewell
20th-century English actresses
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