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