Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford
Person

Margaret Rutherford

Actor 1892-05-11 Balham, London, England, UK

Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She is best-known for her 1960s performances as Miss Marple in several films based loosely on Agatha Christie's novels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · Mistress Quickly

Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961 · Miss Jane Marple

A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967 · Miss Gaulswallow

Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop

1963 · Miss Jane Marple

Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

1964 · Miss Jane Marple

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

1945 · Madame Arcati

Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

1964 · Miss Jane Marple

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952 · Miss Prism

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

1949 · Professor Hatton-Jones

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959 · Aunt Dolly

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963 · The Duchess of Brighton

The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders

1965 · Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

The Happiest Days of Your Life

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950 · Muriel Whitchurch

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 · Mrs. Fazackalee

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

1963 · Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

Miranda

Miranda

1948 · Nurse Carey

Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store

1953 · Miss Bacon

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952 · Lady Pond

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

1954 · Nurse Carey

On the Double

On the Double

1961 · Lady Vivian