Alma Kruger

Born: 1871-09-13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1960-04-05

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

1947

Forever Amber as Lady Constance Redmond
Fun on a Weekend as Mrs. van Orsdale
Dark Delusion as Molly Byrd

1946

A Scandal in Paris as Marquise De Pierremont

1945

Between Two Women as Molly Byrd
The Crime Doctor's Warning as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)

1944

Mrs. Parkington as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
Babes on Swing Street as Martha Curtis
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Mrs. Lamberton
3 Men in White as Molly Bird

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Molly Byrd

1942

Saboteur as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Calling Dr. Gillespie as Molly Byrd
That Other Woman as Grandma Borden
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Molly Byrd
Dr. Kildare's Victory as Molly Byrd

1941

Blonde Inspiration as Victoria Mason
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Molly Byrd
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Molly Byrd
The Trial of Mary Dugan as Dr. Saunders
Puddin' Head as Matilda Montgomery

1940

His Girl Friday as Mrs. Baldwin
Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Molly Byrd
You'll Find Out as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
Anne of Windy Poplars as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Molly Byrd

1939

Made for Each Other as Sister Madeline
The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Kildare as Molly Byrd
Balalaika as Mrs. Danchenoff

1938

Tarnished Angel as Mrs. Stockton
Marie Antoinette as Maria Theresa
The Great Waltz as Mrs. Strauss
The Toy Wife as Madame Vallaire
Mother Carey's Chickens as Aunt Bertha

1937

Breezing Home as Mrs. Evans
One Hundred Men and a Girl as Mrs. Tyler
Vogues of 1938 as Sophie Miller
The Man in Blue as Mrs. Dunne
The Mighty Treve as Mrs. Davis

1936

These Three as Amelia Tilford
Craig's Wife as Miss Austen
Love Letters of a Star as Veronica Todd