Margaret Rutherford
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-05-11
Day of Death
1972-05-22 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Balham, London, England, UK
Margaret Rutherford
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2012)
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
as Self (archive footage)
(1977)
(1970)
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma (scenes deleted)
(1967)
A Countess from Hong Kong
as Miss Gaulswallow
(1967)
Arabella
as Princess Ilaria
(1967)
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
as Mother Goose (voice)
(1965)
Chimes at Midnight
as Mistress Quickly
(1965)
The Alphabet Murders
as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
(1965)
The Stately Ghosts of England
as Herself
(1964)
Murder Ahoy
as Miss Jane Marple
(1964)
Murder Most Foul
as Miss Jane Marple
(1963)
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Jane Marple
(1963)
The V.I.P.s
as The Duchess of Brighton
(1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
(1961)
On the Double
as Lady Vivian
(1961)
Murder She Said
as Miss Jane Marple
(1959)
I'm All Right Jack
as Aunt Dolly
(1957)
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Mrs. Fazackalee
(1957)
Just My Luck
as Mrs. Dooley
(1955)
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Prudence Croquet
(1954)
Mad About Men
as Nurse Carey
(1954)
Aunt Clara
as Clara Hilton
(1953)
Innocents in Paris
as Gwladys Inglott
(1953)
The Runaway Bus
as Miss Cynthia Beeston
(1953)
Trouble in Store
as Miss Bacon
(1952)
The Magic Box
as Lady Pond
(1952)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
(1952)
Curtain Up
as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
(1952)
Miss Robin Hood
as Miss Honey
(1952)
Castle in the Air
as Miss Nicholson
(1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Muriel Whitchurch
(1950)
Her Favourite Husband
as Mrs. Dotherington
(1949)
Passport to Pimlico
as Professor Hatton-Jones
(1948)
Miranda
as Nurse Carey
(1947)
While the Sun Shines
as Dr. Winifred Frye
(1947)
Meet Me at Dawn
as Madame Vernorel
(1945)
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
(1944)
English Without Tears
as Lady Christabel Beauclerk
(1943)
Yellow Canary
as Mrs. Towcester
(1943)
The Demi-Paradise
as Rowena Ventnor
(1941)
Quiet Wedding
as Second Magistrate
(1941)
Spring Meeting
as Aunt Bijou
(1938)
Big Fella
as Nanny (uncredited)
(1937)
Beauty and the Barge
as Mrs. Baldwin
(1937)
Catch as Catch Can
as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
(1936)
Dusty Ermine
as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
(1936)