Alma Kruger
Acting
1871-09-13 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Filmography
Forever Amber
1947 · Movie
Dark Delusion
1947 · Movie
Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Movie
A Scandal in Paris
1946 · Movie
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945 · Movie
Between Two Women
1945 · Movie
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 · Movie
Babes on Swing Street
1944 · Movie
Mrs. Parkington
1944 · Movie
3 Men in White
1944 · Movie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Movie
That Other Woman
1942 · Movie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Movie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Movie
Saboteur
1942 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 · Movie
Puddin' Head
1941 · Movie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Movie
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Movie
Blonde Inspiration
1941 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Movie
You'll Find Out
1940 · Movie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Movie
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 · Movie
His Girl Friday
1940 · Movie
Balalaika
1939 · Movie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
Made for Each Other
1939 · Movie
The Great Waltz
1938 · Movie
Tarnished Angel
1938 · Movie
Marie Antoinette
1938 · Movie
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 · Movie
The Toy Wife
1938 · Movie
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937 · Movie
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937 · Movie
The Man in Blue
1937 · Movie
Breezing Home
1937 · Movie
The Mighty Treve
1937 · Movie
Love Letters of a Star
1936 · Movie
Craig's Wife
1936 · Movie
These Three
1936 · Movie