
Alma Kruger
Acting • Born 1871-09-13 – 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).
Filmography
43 credits
His Girl Friday
Movie • 1940
Mrs. Baldwin

Calling Dr. Gillespie
Movie • 1942
Molly Byrd

The Great Waltz
Movie • 1938
Mrs. Strauss

Saboteur
Movie • 1942
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton

Marie Antoinette
Movie • 1938
Maria Theresa

One Hundred Men and a Girl
Movie • 1937
Mrs. Tyler

Made for Each Other
Movie • 1939
Sister Madeline

You'll Find Out
Movie • 1940
Aunt Margo Bellacrest

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Movie • 1941
Molly Byrd

These Three
Movie • 1936
Amelia Tilford

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Movie • 1940
Molly Byrd

Mrs. Parkington
Movie • 1944
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie • 1943
Molly Byrd

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Movie • 1940
Molly Byrd

Forever Amber
Movie • 1947
Lady Constance Redmond

Craig's Wife
Movie • 1936
Miss Austen

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Movie • 1941
Molly Byrd

Anne of Windy Poplars
Movie • 1940
Mrs. Stephen Pringle

A Scandal in Paris
Movie • 1946
Marquise De Pierremont

3 Men in White
Movie • 1944
Molly Bird

Blonde Inspiration
Movie • 1941
Victoria Mason

Babes on Swing Street
Movie • 1944
Martha Curtis

Tarnished Angel
Movie • 1938
Mrs. Stockton

Between Two Women
Movie • 1945
Molly Byrd

Mother Carey's Chickens
Movie • 1938
Aunt Bertha

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Movie • 1944
Mrs. Lamberton

The Toy Wife
Movie • 1938
Madame Vallaire

That Other Woman
Movie • 1942
Grandma Borden

Dark Delusion
Movie • 1947
Molly Byrd

Vogues of 1938
Movie • 1937
Sophie Miller

Calling Dr. Kildare
Movie • 1939
Molly Byrd

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Movie • 1939
Head Nurse Molly Byrd

Balalaika
Movie • 1939
Mrs. Danchenoff

Puddin' Head
Movie • 1941
Matilda Montgomery

The Crime Doctor's Warning
Movie • 1945
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Movie • 1940
Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses

Dr. Kildare's Victory
Movie • 1942
Molly Byrd

The Trial of Mary Dugan
Movie • 1941
Dr. Saunders

Love Letters of a Star
Movie • 1936
Veronica Todd

Fun on a Weekend
Movie • 1947
Mrs. van Orsdale

Breezing Home
Movie • 1937
Mrs. Evans

The Mighty Treve
Movie • 1937
Mrs. Davis

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Movie • 1942
Molly Byrd