Acting
Alma Kruger
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
13 September 1871
Died
5 April 1960 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. van Orsdale
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
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
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
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
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
The Man in Blue
as Mrs. Dunne
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd