
Alma Kruger
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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).
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Credits
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Forever Amber 1947Lady Constance Redmond★ 6.1
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Dark Delusion 1947Molly Byrd★ 6
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Fun on a Weekend 1947Mrs. Van Orsdale★ 7
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A Scandal in Paris 1946Marquise De Pierremont★ 6.3
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Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)★ 5.5
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Between Two Women 1945Molly Byrd★ 5.9
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Mrs. Lamberton★ 7.3
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Martha Curtis★ NR
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Mrs. Parkington 1944Mrs. Jacob Livingstone (uncredited)★ 6.1
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3 Men in White 1944Molly Bird★ 6
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Molly Byrd★ 5.5
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That Other Woman 1942Grandma Borden★ 5.5
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Molly Byrd★ 5.3
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Molly Byrd★ 6.5
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Saboteur 1942Mrs. Henrietta Sutton★ 6.9
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Molly Byrd★ 5.8
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Molly Byrd★ 6.6
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Puddin' Head 1941Matilda Montgomery★ 5
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Molly Byrd★ 6.8
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Dr. Saunders★ 5
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Blonde Inspiration 1941Victoria Mason★ 5.4
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940Molly Byrd★ 6
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You'll Find Out 1940Aunt Margo Bellacrest★ 5.5
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Molly Byrd★ 6.8
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Mrs. Stephen Pringle★ 5.8
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Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses★ 4.6
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His Girl Friday 1940Mrs. Baldwin★ 7.4
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Balalaika 1939Mrs. Danchenoff★ 4.4
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Head Nurse Molly Byrd★ 5.6
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Calling Dr. Kildare 1939Molly Byrd★ 6.1
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Made for Each Other 1939Sister Madeline★ 6.1
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The Great Waltz 1938Mrs. Strauss★ 5.7
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Tarnished Angel 1938Mrs. Stockton★ 5.3
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Marie Antoinette 1938Maria Theresa★ 6.6
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Aunt Bertha★ 5.2
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The Toy Wife 1938Madame Vallaire★ 4.8
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Mrs. Tyler★ 6.4
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Vogues of 1938 1937Sophie Miller★ 5.3
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Breezing Home 1937Mrs. Evans★ NR
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The Mighty Treve 1937Mrs. Davis★ 6
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Veronica Todd★ NR
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Craig's Wife 1936Miss Austen★ 6.3
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These Three 1936Amelia Tilford★ 7.1