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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Forever Amber | Lady Constance Redmond | 1947-10-10 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Mrs. Van Orsdale | 1947-05-15 |
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Dark Delusion | Molly Byrd | 1947-06-24 |
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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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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mrs. Lamberton | 1944-11-02 |
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Mrs. Parkington | Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited) | 1944-10-12 |
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3 Men in White | Molly Bird | 1944-05-25 |
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Babes on Swing Street | Martha Curtis | 1944-10-27 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Molly Byrd | 1943-05-08 |
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Calling Dr. Gillespie | Molly Byrd | 1942-08-01 |
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Saboteur | Mrs. Henrietta Sutton | 1942-04-24 |
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Dr. Kildare's Victory | Molly Byrd | 1942-02-04 |
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That Other Woman | Grandma Borden | 1942-11-13 |
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Molly Byrd | 1942-11-01 |
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Puddin' Head | Matilda Montgomery | 1941-06-25 |
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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 Wedding Day | Molly Byrd | 1941-08-22 |
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Molly Byrd | 1940-11-29 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Molly Byrd | 1940-09-06 |
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses | 1940-04-12 |
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His Girl Friday | Mrs. Baldwin | 1940-01-18 |
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Anne of Windy Poplars | Mrs. Stephen Pringle | 1940-06-28 |
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You'll Find Out | Aunt Margo Bellacrest | 1940-11-22 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Molly Byrd | 1939-04-28 |
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Balalaika | Mrs. Danchenoff | 1939-12-15 |
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Made for Each Other | Sister Madeline | 1939-02-10 |
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Head Nurse Molly Byrd | 1939-11-24 |
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The Great Waltz | Mrs. Strauss | 1938-11-04 |
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The Toy Wife | Madame Vallaire | 1938-06-10 |
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Mother Carey's Chickens | Aunt Bertha | 1938-07-29 |
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Tarnished Angel | Mrs. Stockton | 1938-10-28 |
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Marie Antoinette | Maria Theresa | 1938-08-26 |
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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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The Mighty Treve | Mrs. Davis | 1937-01-17 |
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One Hundred Men and a Girl | Mrs. Tyler | 1937-09-05 |
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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 |
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Craig's Wife | Miss Austen | 1936-09-25 |
