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Alma Kruger

Alma Kruger

Actor · 1871–1960 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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).

Acted in 44

1940s

  1. 1947

    Forever Amber

    Lady Constance Redmond

    52

  2. Dark Delusion

    Molly Byrd

  3. Fun on a Weekend

    Mrs. van Orsdale

  4. 1946

    A Scandal in Paris

    Marquise De Pierremont

    69
  5. 1945

    The Crime Doctor's Warning

    Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)

  6. Between Two Women

    Molly Byrd

  7. 1944

    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    Mrs. Lamberton

  8. Babes on Swing Street

    Martha Curtis

  9. Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)

  10. 3 Men in White

    Molly Bird

  11. 1943

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Molly Byrd

  12. 1942

    That Other Woman

    Grandma Borden

  13. Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    Molly Byrd

  14. Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Molly Byrd

  15. Saboteur

    Mrs. Henrietta Sutton

    71

  16. Dr. Kildare's Victory

    Molly Byrd

  17. 1941

    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    Molly Byrd

  18. Puddin' Head

    Matilda Montgomery

  19. The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

    Molly Byrd

  20. The Trial of Mary Dugan

    Dr. Saunders

  21. Blonde Inspiration

    Victoria Mason

  22. 1940

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Molly Byrd

  23. You'll Find Out

    Aunt Margo Bellacrest

  24. Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Molly Byrd

  25. Anne of Windy Poplars

    Mrs. Stephen Pringle

  26. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Molly Byrd

    57

  27. His Girl Friday

    Mrs. Baldwin

    85

1930s

  1. 1939

    Balalaika

    Mrs. Danchenoff

  2. The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    Molly Byrd

  3. Calling Dr. Kildare

    Molly Byrd

  4. Made for Each Other

    Sister Madeline

    62
  5. 1938

    The Great Waltz

    Mrs. Strauss

  6. Tarnished Angel

    Mrs. Stockton

  7. Marie Antoinette

    Maria Theresa

    71

  8. Mother Carey's Chickens

    Aunt Bertha

  9. The Toy Wife

    Madame Vallaire

  10. 1937

    One Hundred Men and a Girl

    Mrs. Tyler

  11. Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

    Sophie Miller

  12. The Man in Blue

    Mrs. Dunne

  13. Breezing Home

    Mrs. Evans

  14. The Mighty Treve

    Mrs. Davis

  15. 1936

    Love Letters of a Star

    Veronica Todd

  16. Craig's Wife

    Miss Austen

  17. These Three

    Amelia Tilford

    80