Alma Kruger
Acting
1871-09-13 · 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).
movieForever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond · 1947 · 6.0
movieDark Delusion
as Molly Byrd · 1947 · 6.8
movieFun on a Weekend
as Mrs. van Orsdale · 1947 · 7.2
movieA Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont · 1946 · 6.4
movieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited) · 1945 · 6.5
movieBetween Two Women
as Molly Byrd · 1945 · 6.1
movieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton · 1944 · 7.5
movieBabes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis · 1944 · 8.0
movieMrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited) · 1944 · 6.0
movie3 Men in White
as Molly Bird · 1944 · 6.4
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd · 1943 · 6.0
movieThat Other Woman
as Grandma Borden · 1942 · 6.7
movieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd · 1942 · 6.5
movieCalling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd · 1942 · 7.0
movieSaboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton · 1942 · 6.9
movieDr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd · 1942 · 6.2
movieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd · 1941 · 6.8
moviePuddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery · 1941 · 6.5
movieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd · 1941 · 7.0
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders · 1941 · 6.5
movieBlonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason · 1941 · 5.8
movieDr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd · 1940 · 6.7
movieYou'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest · 1940 · 5.6
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd · 1940 · 6.8