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).
Filmography (44 titles)
6.0MovieForever Amber
Lady Constance Redmond · 1947
6.8MovieDark Delusion
Molly Byrd · 1947
7.2MovieFun on a Weekend
Mrs. van Orsdale · 1947
6.4MovieA Scandal in Paris
Marquise De Pierremont · 1946
6.5MovieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited) · 1945
6.1MovieBetween Two Women
Molly Byrd · 1945
7.5MovieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
Mrs. Lamberton · 1944
8.0MovieBabes on Swing Street
Martha Curtis · 1944
6.0MovieMrs. Parkington
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited) · 1944
6.4Movie3 Men in White
Molly Bird · 1944
6.0MovieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Molly Byrd · 1943
6.7MovieThat Other Woman
Grandma Borden · 1942
6.5MovieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Molly Byrd · 1942
7.0MovieCalling Dr. Gillespie
Molly Byrd · 1942
6.9MovieSaboteur
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton · 1942
6.2MovieDr. Kildare's Victory
Molly Byrd · 1942
6.8MovieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Molly Byrd · 1941
6.5MoviePuddin' Head
Matilda Montgomery · 1941
7.0MovieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd · 1941
6.5MovieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
Dr. Saunders · 1941
5.8MovieBlonde Inspiration
Victoria Mason · 1941
6.7MovieDr. Kildare's Crisis
Molly Byrd · 1940
5.6MovieYou'll Find Out
Aunt Margo Bellacrest · 1940
6.8MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
Molly Byrd · 1940
6.0MovieAnne of Windy Poplars
Mrs. Stephen Pringle · 1940
4.8MovieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
Molly Byrd · 1940
7.4MovieHis Girl Friday
Mrs. Baldwin · 1940
5.3MovieBalalaika
Mrs. Danchenoff · 1939
6.1MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd · 1939
6.6MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd · 1939