Alma Kruger

Known for ActingBorn 1871-09-13Died 1960-04-05Pittsburgh, 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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Man in Blue

Love Letters of a Star

Babes on Swing Street

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

The Mighty Treve

His Girl Friday

Fun on a Weekend

These Three

Calling Dr. Gillespie

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

Saboteur

Dark Delusion

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

That Other Woman

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Calling Dr. Kildare

Marie Antoinette

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Puddin' Head

The Trial of Mary Dugan

A Scandal in Paris

Craig's Wife

3 Men in White

One Hundred Men and a Girl

Dr. Kildare's Victory

Between Two Women

Made for Each Other

Forever Amber

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Mrs. Parkington

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Anne of Windy Poplars

Mother Carey's Chickens

Breezing Home

The Great Waltz

Blonde Inspiration

You'll Find Out

Vogues of 1938

Balalaika

Tarnished Angel

The Toy Wife

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case