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Alma Kruger

Born
September 13, 1871
Died
April 5, 1960
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
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Mrs. Baldwin
Saboteur
(1942)
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Maria Theresa
A Scandal in Paris
(1946)
Marquise De Pierremont
Full Filmography
Acting
These Three
(1936)
Amelia Tilford
Craig's Wife
(1936)
Miss Austen
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Veronica Todd
One Hundred Men and a Girl
(1937)
Mrs. Tyler
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Sophie Miller
Breezing Home
(1937)
Mrs. Evans
The Mighty Treve
(1937)
Mrs. Davis
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Maria Theresa
Tarnished Angel
(1938)
Mrs. Stockton
Mother Carey's Chickens
(1938)
Aunt Bertha
The Toy Wife
(1938)
Madame Vallaire
The Great Waltz
(1938)
Mrs. Strauss
Made for Each Other
(1939)
Sister Madeline
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Molly Byrd
Balalaika
(1939)
Mrs. Danchenoff
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Head Nurse Molly Byrd
His Girl Friday
(1940)
Mrs. Baldwin
You'll Find Out
(1940)
Aunt Margo Bellacrest
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Molly Byrd
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
(1940)
Molly Byrd
Anne of Windy Poplars
(1940)
Mrs. Stephen Pringle
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
(1941)
Molly Byrd
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
(1941)
Molly Byrd
Blonde Inspiration
(1941)
Victoria Mason
Puddin' Head
(1941)
Matilda Montgomery
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(1941)
Dr. Saunders
Calling Dr. Gillespie
(1942)
Molly Byrd
That Other Woman
(1942)
Grandma Borden
Dr. Kildare's Victory
(1942)
Molly Byrd
Saboteur
(1942)
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Molly Byrd
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Molly Byrd
3 Men in White
(1944)
Molly Bird
Babes on Swing Street
(1944)
Martha Curtis
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(1944)
Mrs. Lamberton
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
Between Two Women
(1945)
Molly Byrd
The Crime Doctor's Warning
(1945)
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
A Scandal in Paris
(1946)
Marquise De Pierremont
Dark Delusion
(1947)
Molly Byrd
Forever Amber
(1947)
Lady Constance Redmond
Fun on a Weekend
(1947)
Mrs. Van Orsdale
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