Alma Kruger
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).
Movie Appearances
His Girl Friday
as Mrs. Baldwin
1940
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Molly Byrd
1942
The Great Waltz
as Mrs. Strauss
1938
Saboteur
as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
1942
Marie Antoinette
as Maria Theresa
1938
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Mrs. Tyler
1937
Made for Each Other
as Sister Madeline
1939
You'll Find Out
as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
1940
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Molly Byrd
1941
These Three
as Amelia Tilford
1936
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Molly Byrd
1940
Mrs. Parkington
as Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
1944
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Molly Byrd
1943
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Molly Byrd
1940
Forever Amber
as Lady Constance Redmond
1947
Craig's Wife
as Miss Austen
1936
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Molly Byrd
1941
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Mrs. Stephen Pringle
1940
A Scandal in Paris
as Marquise De Pierremont
1946
3 Men in White
as Molly Bird
1944