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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 13, 1871
Died
April 5, 1960
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Alma Kruger
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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
6.0
Lady Constance Redmond
Forever Amber
1947
6.0
Molly Byrd
Dark Delusion
1947
7.0
Mrs. Van Orsdale
Fun on a Weekend
1947
6.4
Marquise De Pierremont
A Scandal in Paris
1946
5.8
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
5.9
Molly Byrd
Between Two Women
1945
7.3
Mrs. Lamberton
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
0.0
Martha Curtis
Babes on Swing Street
1944
5.9
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
6.0
Molly Bird
3 Men in White
1944
Credits
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
1947
6.0
Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
1947
6.0
Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. Van Orsdale
1947
7.0
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
1946
6.4
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
1945
5.8
Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
1945
5.9
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton
1944
7.3
Babes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis
1944
0.0
Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
1944
5.9
3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
1944
6.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
1943
5.5
That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
1942
5.5
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
1942
5.3
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
1942
6.5
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
1942
6.9
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
1942
5.8
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
1941
6.6
Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
1941
5.0
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
1941
6.8
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
1941
5.0
Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
1941
5.4
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
1940
6.0
You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
1940
5.5
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
1940
6.8
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
1940
5.8
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
1940
4.6
His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
1940
7.4
Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
1939
4.4
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Head Nurse Molly Byrd
1939
5.6
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
1939
6.1
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
1939
6.1
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
1938
5.4
Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
1938
5.0
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
1938
6.5
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
1938
5.2
The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
1938
4.3
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
1937
6.4
Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
1937
5.4
Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
1937
0.0
The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
1937
6.0
Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd
1936
0.0
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
1936
6.3
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
1936
7.1