Cast
Alma Kruger
Acting
Cast
Alma Kruger
Known for
Acting
Born
1871-09-13
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1960-04-05
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).
His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Head Nurse Molly Byrd
Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. van Orsdale
Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd
The Man in Blue
as Mrs. Dunne
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
Babes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis