Alma Kruger
Biography
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).
Personal Details
Movies (43)
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
1947
Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
1947
Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. Van Orsdale
1947
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
1946
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
1945
Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
1945
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton
1944
Babes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis
1944
Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
1944
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
1943
That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
1942
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
1942
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
1941
Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
1941
Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
1941
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
1940
You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
1940
His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
1940
Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Head Nurse Molly Byrd
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
1939
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
1939
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
1938
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
1938
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
1938
The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
1938
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
1937
Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
1937
Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
1937
The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
1937
Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd
1936
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
1936
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
1936