Alma Kruger
Acting
From Wikipedia Alma Kruger (September 13, 1868 or 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kruger had a long career on stage before appearing in films. From 1907 to 1935, she featured in theatre plays on Broadway, mostly in Shakespearean plays such as Hamlet (as Gertrude), Twelfth Night (as Olivia), Taming of the Shrew (Widow), and The Merchant of Venice (Nerissa). She appeared in her first film while in her sixties, These Three (1936). She then proceeded to act in over forty films in the space of little more than a decade. Among her notable roles was Nurse Molly Byrd, the superintendent of nurses in the popular Dr. Kildare/Dr. Gillespie film series, appearing in all but the first two of the sixteen movies. She portrayed Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in Marie Antoinette (1938) and the almost mother-in-law of Rosalind Russell's lead character in His Girl Friday (1940). In 1942, she appeared as the subversive society matron Henrietta Sutton in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). Kruger's last film appearance was in the film, Forever Amber (1947).
Movies(44)
Forever Amber
Lady Constance Redmond
1947
Dark Delusion
Molly Byrd
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Mrs. van Orsdale
1947
A Scandal in Paris
Marquise De Pierremont
1946
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
1945
Between Two Women
Molly Byrd
1945
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Mrs. Lamberton
1944
Babes on Swing Street
Martha Curtis
1944
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White
Molly Bird
1944
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Molly Byrd
1943
That Other Woman
Grandma Borden
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Molly Byrd
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Molly Byrd
1942
Saboteur
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Molly Byrd
1942
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Molly Byrd
1941
Puddin' Head
Matilda Montgomery
1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Dr. Saunders
1941
Blonde Inspiration
Victoria Mason
1941
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Molly Byrd
1940
You'll Find Out
Aunt Margo Bellacrest
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Molly Byrd
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
Mrs. Stephen Pringle
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
1940
His Girl Friday
Mrs. Baldwin
1940
Balalaika
Mrs. Danchenoff
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Head Nurse Molly Byrd
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd
1939
Made for Each Other
Sister Madeline
1939
The Great Waltz
Mrs. Strauss
1938
Tarnished Angel
Mrs. Stockton
1938
Marie Antoinette
Maria Theresa
1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
Aunt Bertha
1938
The Toy Wife
Madame Vallaire
1938
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Mrs. Tyler
1937
Vogues of 1938
Sophie Miller
1937
The Man in Blue
Mrs. Dunne
1937
Breezing Home
Mrs. Evans
1937
The Mighty Treve
Mrs. Davis
1937
Love Letters of a Star
Veronica Todd
1936
Craig's Wife
Miss Austen
1936
These Three
Amelia Tilford
1936