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

A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong

1967

as Miss Gaulswallow

Murder She Said
Murder She Said

1961

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul

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 Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders

1965

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

Curtain Up
Curtain Up

1952

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy

1964

as Miss Jane Marple

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

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

1963

as The Duchess of Brighton

Arabella
Arabella

1967

as Princess Ilaria

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

1959

as Aunt Dolly

The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950

as Muriel Whitchurch

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Lady Pond

Big Fella
Big Fella

1938

as Nanny (uncredited)

Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico

1949

as Professor Hatton-Jones

An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

as Prudence Croquet

Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara

1954

as Clara Hilton