Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born September 13, 1871
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).
MovieForever Amber
1947
as Lady Constance Redmond
MovieDark Delusion
1947
as Molly Byrd
MovieFun on a Weekend
1947
as Mrs. van Orsdale
MovieA Scandal in Paris
1946
as Marquise De Pierremont
MovieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
MovieBetween Two Women
1945
as Molly Byrd
MovieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Mrs. Lamberton
MovieBabes on Swing Street
1944
as Martha Curtis
MovieMrs. Parkington
1944
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
Movie3 Men in White
1944
as Molly Bird
MovieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Molly Byrd
MovieThat Other Woman
1942
as Grandma Borden
MovieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Molly Byrd
MovieCalling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Molly Byrd
MovieSaboteur
1942
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
MovieDr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Molly Byrd
MovieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Molly Byrd
MoviePuddin' Head
1941
as Matilda Montgomery
MovieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
as Molly Byrd
MovieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Dr. Saunders
MovieBlonde Inspiration
1941
as Victoria Mason
MovieDr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Molly Byrd
MovieYou'll Find Out
1940
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Molly Byrd
MovieAnne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
MovieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Molly Byrd
MovieHis Girl Friday
1940
as Mrs. Baldwin
MovieBalalaika
1939
as Mrs. Danchenoff
MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Molly Byrd
MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Molly Byrd
MovieMade for Each Other
1939
as Sister Madeline
MovieThe Great Waltz
1938
as Mrs. Strauss
MovieTarnished Angel
1938
as Mrs. Stockton
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Maria Theresa
MovieMother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Aunt Bertha
MovieThe Toy Wife
1938
as Madame Vallaire
MovieOne Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Mrs. Tyler
MovieWalter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Sophie Miller
The Man in Blue
1937
as Mrs. Dunne
MovieBreezing Home
1937
as Mrs. Evans
MovieThe Mighty Treve
1937
as Mrs. Davis
MovieLove Letters of a Star
1936
as Veronica Todd
MovieCraig's Wife
1936
as Miss Austen
MovieThese Three
1936
as Amelia Tilford
