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