Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1871-09-13
Day of Death
1960-04-05
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Filmography (44)
Forever Amber
1947
Dark Delusion
1947
Fun on a Weekend
1947
A Scandal in Paris
1946
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
Between Two Women
1945
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
Babes on Swing Street
1944
Mrs. Parkington
1944
3 Men in White
1944
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
That Other Woman
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
