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).
Known For
His Girl Friday
Saboteur
Marie Antoinette
Anne of Windy Poplars
Tarnished Angel
These Three
Balalaika
Forever Amber
All Movies (44)
- Forever Amber1947 · as Lady Constance Redmond
- Dark Delusion1947 · as Molly Byrd
- Fun on a Weekend1947 · as Mrs. van Orsdale
- A Scandal in Paris1946 · as Marquise De Pierremont
- The Crime Doctor's Warning1945 · as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
- Between Two Women1945 · as Molly Byrd
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944 · as Mrs. Lamberton
- Babes on Swing Street1944 · as Martha Curtis
- Mrs. Parkington1944 · as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
- 3 Men in White1944 · as Molly Bird
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Molly Byrd
- That Other Woman1942 · as Grandma Borden
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942 · as Molly Byrd
- Calling Dr. Gillespie1942 · as Molly Byrd
- Saboteur1942 · as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
- Dr. Kildare's Victory1942 · as Molly Byrd
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941 · as Molly Byrd
- Puddin' Head1941 · as Matilda Montgomery
- The People Vs. Dr. Kildare1941 · as Molly Byrd
- The Trial of Mary Dugan1941 · as Dr. Saunders
- Blonde Inspiration1941 · as Victoria Mason
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940 · as Molly Byrd
- You'll Find Out1940 · as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · as Molly Byrd
- Anne of Windy Poplars1940 · as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940 · as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
- His Girl Friday1940 · as Mrs. Baldwin
- Balalaika1939 · as Mrs. Danchenoff
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939 · as Head Nurse Molly Byrd
- Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · as Molly Byrd
- Made for Each Other1939 · as Sister Madeline
- The Great Waltz1938 · as Mrs. Strauss
- Tarnished Angel1938 · as Mrs. Stockton
- Marie Antoinette1938 · as Maria Theresa
- Mother Carey's Chickens1938 · as Aunt Bertha
- The Toy Wife1938 · as Madame Vallaire
- One Hundred Men and a Girl1937 · as Mrs. Tyler
- Vogues of 19381937 · as Sophie Miller
- The Man in Blue1937 · as Mrs. Dunne
- Breezing Home1937 · as Mrs. Evans
- The Mighty Treve1937 · as Mrs. Davis
- Love Letters of a Star1936 · as Veronica Todd
- Craig's Wife1936 · as Miss Austen
- These Three1936 · as Amelia Tilford