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