Alma Kruger
Acting
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).
Forever Amber
Lady Constance Redmond
Dark Delusion
Molly Byrd
Fun on a Weekend
Mrs. van Orsdale
A Scandal in Paris
Marquise De Pierremont
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
Between Two Women
Molly Byrd
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Mrs. Lamberton
Babes on Swing Street
Martha Curtis
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)
3 Men in White
Molly Bird
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Molly Byrd
That Other Woman
Grandma Borden
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Molly Byrd
Saboteur
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Molly Byrd
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Molly Byrd
Puddin' Head
Matilda Montgomery
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Dr. Saunders
Blonde Inspiration
Victoria Mason
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Molly Byrd
You'll Find Out
Aunt Margo Bellacrest
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Molly Byrd
Anne of Windy Poplars
Mrs. Stephen Pringle
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
His Girl Friday
Mrs. Baldwin
Balalaika
Mrs. Danchenoff
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Head Nurse Molly Byrd
Calling Dr. Kildare
Molly Byrd
Made for Each Other
Sister Madeline
The Great Waltz
Mrs. Strauss
Tarnished Angel
Mrs. Stockton
Marie Antoinette
Maria Theresa
Mother Carey's Chickens
Aunt Bertha
The Toy Wife
Madame Vallaire
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Mrs. Tyler
Vogues of 1938
Sophie Miller
Breezing Home
Mrs. Evans
The Mighty Treve
Mrs. Davis
Love Letters of a Star
Veronica Todd
Craig's Wife
Miss Austen
These Three
Amelia Tilford