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