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