Alma Kruger

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: Acting

Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1871-09-13

Died: 1960-04-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1936	These Three	Amelia Tilford	71
2	1936	Craig's Wife	Miss Austen	63
3	1936	Love Letters of a Star	Veronica Todd	0
4	1937	The Mighty Treve	Mrs. Davis	60
5	1937	Breezing Home	Mrs. Evans	0
6	1937	Vogues of 1938	Sophie Miller	53
7	1937	One Hundred Men and a Girl	Mrs. Tyler	64
8	1938	The Toy Wife	Madame Vallaire	48
9	1938	Mother Carey's Chickens	Aunt Bertha	52
10	1938	Marie Antoinette	Maria Theresa	66
11	1938	Tarnished Angel	Mrs. Stockton	53
12	1938	The Great Waltz	Mrs. Strauss	57
13	1939	Made for Each Other	Sister Madeline	61
14	1939	Calling Dr. Kildare	Molly Byrd	61
15	1939	The Secret of Dr. Kildare	Head Nurse Molly Byrd	56
16	1939	Balalaika	Mrs. Danchenoff	44
17	1940	His Girl Friday	Mrs. Baldwin	74
18	1940	Dr. Kildare's Strange Case	Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses	46
19	1940	Anne of Windy Poplars	Mrs. Stephen Pringle	58
20	1940	Dr. Kildare Goes Home	Molly Byrd	68
21	1940	You'll Find Out	Aunt Margo Bellacrest	55
22	1940	Dr. Kildare's Crisis	Molly Byrd	60
23	1941	Blonde Inspiration	Victoria Mason	54
24	1941	The Trial of Mary Dugan	Dr. Saunders	50
25	1941	The People Vs. Dr. Kildare	Molly Byrd	68
26	1941	Puddin' Head	Matilda Montgomery	50
27	1941	Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day	Molly Byrd	66
28	1942	Dr. Kildare's Victory	Molly Byrd	58
29	1942	Saboteur	Mrs. Henrietta Sutton	69
30	1942	Calling Dr. Gillespie	Molly Byrd	65
31	1942	Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant	Molly Byrd	53
32	1942	That Other Woman	Grandma Borden	55
33	1943	Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case	Molly Byrd	55
34	1944	3 Men in White	Molly Bird	60
35	1944	Mrs. Parkington	Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)	61
36	1944	Babes on Swing Street	Martha Curtis	0
37	1944	Our Hearts Were Young and Gay	Mrs. Lamberton	73
38	1945	Between Two Women	Molly Byrd	59
39	1945	The Crime Doctor's Warning	Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)	55
40	1946	A Scandal in Paris	Marquise De Pierremont	63
41	1947	Fun on a Weekend	Mrs. Van Orsdale	70
42	1947	Dark Delusion	Molly Byrd	60
43	1947	Forever Amber	Lady Constance Redmond	61

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1936