Alma Kruger
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1871-09-13
Day of Death
1960-04-05 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Alma Kruger
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).
Known For
Acting
(1947)
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
(1947)
Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. Van Orsdale
(1947)
Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
(1946)
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
(1944)
Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
(1944)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton
(1944)
Babes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
(1942)
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
(1941)
Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
(1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
(1941)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
(1941)
Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
(1941)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
(1940)
You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
(1940)
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Head Nurse Molly Byrd
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
(1939)
Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
(1938)
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
(1938)
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
(1938)
The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
(1937)
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
(1937)
The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
(1937)
Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
(1936)
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
(1936)
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
(1936)
Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd