Alma Kruger
44 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 13, 1871
- Died
- Apr 5, 1960 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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Alma Kruger (September 13, 1868 or 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress.
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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).
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Known for
Alma Kruger: movies and TV shows
Acting (44)
- 1947 Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
- 1947 Dark Delusion
as Molly Byrd
- 1947 Fun on a Weekend
as Mrs. van Orsdale
- 1946 A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
- 1945 The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
- 1945 Between Two Women
as Molly Byrd
- 1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mrs. Lamberton
- 1944 Babes on Swing Street
as Martha Curtis
- 1944 Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
- 1944 3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
- 1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
- 1942 That Other Woman
as Grandma Borden
- 1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Molly Byrd
- 1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
- 1942 Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
- 1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Molly Byrd
- 1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
- 1941 Puddin' Head
as Matilda Montgomery
- 1941 The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
- 1941 The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Dr. Saunders
- 1941 Blonde Inspiration
as Victoria Mason
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
- 1940 You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
- 1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Molly Byrd
- 1940 His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
- 1939 Balalaika
as Mrs. Danchenoff
- 1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
- 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
- 1939 Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
- 1938 The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
- 1938 Tarnished Angel
as Mrs. Stockton
- 1938 Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
- 1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
as Aunt Bertha
- 1938 The Toy Wife
as Madame Vallaire
- 1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
- 1937 Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Sophie Miller
- 1937 The Man in Blue
as Mrs. Dunne
- 1937 Breezing Home
as Mrs. Evans
- 1937 The Mighty Treve
as Mrs. Davis
- 1936 Love Letters of a Star
as Veronica Todd
- 1936 Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
- 1936 These Three
as Amelia Tilford