1871-09-13 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Dark Delusion | Molly Byrd | 1947-06-24 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Mrs. Van Orsdale | 1947-05-15 |
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Forever Amber | Lady Constance Redmond | 1947-10-10 |
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A Scandal in Paris | Marquise De Pierremont | 1946-07-19 |
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Between Two Women | Molly Byrd | 1945-03-28 |
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The Crime Doctor's Warning | Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited) | 1945-09-27 |
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3 Men in White | Molly Bird | 1944-05-25 |
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Mrs. Parkington | Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited) | 1944-10-12 |
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Babes on Swing Street | Martha Curtis | 1944-10-27 |
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mrs. Lamberton | 1944-11-02 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Molly Byrd | 1943-05-08 |
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Saboteur | Mrs. Henrietta Sutton | 1942-04-24 |
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Molly Byrd | 1942-11-01 |
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Dr. Kildare's Victory | Molly Byrd | 1942-02-04 |
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Calling Dr. Gillespie | Molly Byrd | 1942-08-01 |
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That Other Woman | Grandma Borden | 1942-11-13 |
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Puddin' Head | Matilda Montgomery | 1941-06-25 |
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Molly Byrd | 1941-08-22 |
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The Trial of Mary Dugan | Dr. Saunders | 1941-02-14 |
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Blonde Inspiration | Victoria Mason | 1941-02-07 |
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare | Molly Byrd | 1941-05-02 |
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses | 1940-04-12 |
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Molly Byrd | 1940-11-29 |
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His Girl Friday | Mrs. Baldwin | 1940-01-18 |
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You'll Find Out | Aunt Margo Bellacrest | 1940-11-22 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Molly Byrd | 1940-09-06 |
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Anne of Windy Poplars | Mrs. Stephen Pringle | 1940-06-28 |
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Made for Each Other | Sister Madeline | 1939-02-10 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Molly Byrd | 1939-04-28 |
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Head Nurse Molly Byrd | 1939-11-24 |
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Balalaika | Mrs. Danchenoff | 1939-12-15 |
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Mother Carey's Chickens | Aunt Bertha | 1938-07-29 |
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The Great Waltz | Mrs. Strauss | 1938-11-04 |
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Tarnished Angel | Mrs. Stockton | 1938-10-28 |
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The Toy Wife | Madame Vallaire | 1938-06-10 |
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Marie Antoinette | Maria Theresa | 1938-08-26 |
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The Mighty Treve | Mrs. Davis | 1937-01-17 |
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Breezing Home | Mrs. Evans | 1937-02-01 |
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Vogues of 1938 | Sophie Miller | 1937-08-18 |
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One Hundred Men and a Girl | Mrs. Tyler | 1937-09-05 |
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Craig's Wife | Miss Austen | 1936-09-25 |
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These Three | Amelia Tilford | 1936-03-18 |
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Love Letters of a Star | Veronica Todd | 1936-11-08 |
