Alma Kruger
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).
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
43
Gender
Female
Birthday
1871-09-13 (153 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

1947

Forever Amber as Lady Constance Redmond

1947

Dark Delusion as Molly Byrd

1947

Fun on a Weekend as Mrs. Van Orsdale

1946

A Scandal in Paris as Marquise De Pierremont

1945

Between Two Women as Molly Byrd

1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)

1944

Mrs. Parkington as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)

1944

3 Men in White as Molly Bird

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Mrs. Lamberton

1944

Babes on Swing Street as Martha Curtis

1942

Saboteur as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton

1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie as Molly Byrd

1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory as Molly Byrd

1942

That Other Woman as Grandma Borden

1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan as Dr. Saunders

1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Molly Byrd

1941

Puddin' Head as Matilda Montgomery

1941

Blonde Inspiration as Victoria Mason

1941

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Molly Byrd

1940

His Girl Friday as Mrs. Baldwin

1940

You'll Find Out as Aunt Margo Bellacrest

1940

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses

1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Molly Byrd

1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Molly Byrd

1940

Anne of Windy Poplars as Mrs. Stephen Pringle

1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Head Nurse Molly Byrd

1939

Made for Each Other as Sister Madeline

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare as Molly Byrd

1939

Balalaika as Mrs. Danchenoff

1938

Marie Antoinette as Maria Theresa

1938

The Great Waltz as Mrs. Strauss

1938

The Toy Wife as Madame Vallaire

1938

Tarnished Angel as Mrs. Stockton

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens as Aunt Bertha

1937

The Mighty Treve as Mrs. Davis

1937

One Hundred Men and a Girl as Mrs. Tyler

1937

Vogues of 1938 as Sophie Miller

1937

Breezing Home as Mrs. Evans

1936

These Three as Amelia Tilford

1936

Craig's Wife as Miss Austen

1936

Love Letters of a Star as Veronica Todd