Alma Kruger
Age: 91 | From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1868-09-13 16:32:36
Death: 1960-04-05 16:32:36
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
Saboteur
(1942) Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
These Three
(1936) Amelia Tilford
Marie Antoinette
(1938) Maria Theresa
Forever Amber
(1947) Lady Constance Redmond
Mrs. Parkington
(1944) Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
(1945) Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939) Head Nurse Molly Byrd
The Great Waltz
(1938) Mrs. StraussActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Lady Constance Redmond | |
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Mrs. Van Orsdale | ||
| 1946 | Marquise De Pierremont | |
| 1945 | Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited) | |
| Molly Byrd | ||
| 1944 | Mrs. Lamberton | |
| Martha Curtis | ||
| Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited) | ||
| Molly Bird | ||
| 1943 | Molly Byrd | |
| 1942 | Grandma Borden | |
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Mrs. Henrietta Sutton | ||
| Molly Byrd | ||
| 1941 | Molly Byrd | |
| Matilda Montgomery | ||
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Dr. Saunders | ||
| Victoria Mason | ||
| 1940 | Molly Byrd | |
| Aunt Margo Bellacrest | ||
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Mrs. Stephen Pringle | ||
| Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses | ||
| Mrs. Baldwin | ||
| 1939 | Mrs. Danchenoff | |
| Head Nurse Molly Byrd | ||
| Molly Byrd | ||
| Sister Madeline | ||
| 1938 | Mrs. Strauss | |
| Mrs. Stockton | ||
| Maria Theresa | ||
| Aunt Bertha | ||
| Madame Vallaire | ||
| 1937 | Mrs. Tyler | |
| Sophie Miller | ||
| Mrs. Evans | ||
| Mrs. Davis | ||
| 1936 | Veronica Todd | |
| Miss Austen | ||
| Amelia Tilford | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
