Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

1892-05-11 – 1972-05-22 (age 80) Balham, London, England, UK
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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

Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight

1965

as Mistress Quickly

Murder She Said
Murder She Said

1961

as Miss Jane Marple

A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong

1967

as Miss Gaulswallow

Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul

1964

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy

1964

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop

1963

as Miss Jane Marple

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit

1945

as Madame Arcati

The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s

1963

as The Duchess of Brighton

The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders

1965

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

The Importance of Being Earnest
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico

1949

as Professor Hatton-Jones

I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Aunt Dolly

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Lady Pond

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

English Without Tears
English Without Tears

1944

as Lady Christabel Beauclerk

Arabella
Arabella

1967

as Princess Ilaria

Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store

1953

as Miss Bacon

On the Double
On the Double

1961

as Lady Vivian

Miranda
Miranda

1948

as Nurse Carey

Talk of the Devil