Margaret Rutherford
Known for
Acting
Life
1892 – 1972 (aged 80)
Born in
Balham, London, England, UK
Credits
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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
22 Dec 1965
Murder She Said
26 Sep 1961
A Countess from Hong Kong
05 Jan 1967
Murder at the Gallop
09 May 1963
Murder Most Foul
01 Mar 1964
Blithe Spirit
05 Apr 1945
Murder Ahoy
22 Sep 1964
The Importance of Being Earnest
02 Jun 1952
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Filmography
1977
1970
- The Virgin and the Gypsyas Grandma (scenes deleted)
1967
- The Wacky World of Mother Gooseas Mother Goose (voice)
- Arabellaas Princess Ilaria
- A Countess from Hong Kongas Miss Gaulswallow
1965
- The Alphabet Murdersas Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
- Chimes at Midnightas Mistress Quickly
1964
- Murder Ahoyas Miss Jane Marple
- Murder Most Foulas Miss Jane Marple
1963
- The V.I.P.sas The Duchess of Brighton
- Murder at the Gallopas Miss Jane Marple
- The Mouse on the Moonas Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
1962
- Zero One1 episode
1961
- Murder She Saidas Miss Jane Marple
- On the Doubleas Lady Vivian
1959
- I'm All Right Jackas Aunt Dolly
1957
- Just My Luckas Mrs. Dooley
- The Smallest Show on Earthas Mrs. Fazackalee
1955
- An Alligator Named Daisyas Prudence Croquet
1954
- Aunt Claraas Clara Hilton
- Mad About Menas Nurse Carey
1953
- Trouble in Storeas Miss Bacon
- Innocents in Parisas Gwladys Inglott
- The Runaway Busas Miss Cynthia Beeston
1952
- Miss Robin Hoodas Heather Honey
- The Importance of Being Earnestas Miss Prism
- Castle in the Airas Miss Nicholson
- Curtain Upas Catherine Beckwith
- The Magic Boxas Lady Pond
1950
- Her Favourite Husbandas Mrs. Dotherington
- The Happiest Days of Your Lifeas Muriel Whitchurch
1949
- Passport to Pimlicoas Professor Hatton-Jones
1948
- Mirandaas Nurse Carey
1947
- Meet Me at Dawnas Madame Vernorel
- While the Sun Shinesas Dr. Winifred Frye
1945
- Blithe Spiritas Madame Arcati
1944
- English Without Tearsas Lady Christabel Beauclerk
1943
- Yellow Canaryas Mrs. Towcester
- The Demi-Paradiseas Rowena Ventnor
1941
- Quiet Weddingas Second Magistrate
- Spring Meetingas Aunt Bijou
1938
- Big Fellaas Nanny (uncredited)
1937
- Catch as Catch Canas 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
- Beauty and the Bargeas Mrs. Baldwin
1936
- Talk of the Devil
- Dusty Ermineas Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby