Margaret Rutherford
Born
May 11, 1892
Died
May 22, 1972 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Self (archive footage)
2012
To See Such Fun
1977
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Grandma (scenes deleted)
1970
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Mother Goose (voice)
1967
Arabella
Princess Ilaria
1967
A Countess from Hong Kong
Miss Gaulswallow
1967
The Alphabet Murders
Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
1965
Chimes at Midnight
Mistress Quickly
1965
The Stately Ghosts of England
Herself
1965
Murder Ahoy
Miss Jane Marple
1964
Murder Most Foul
Miss Jane Marple
1964
The V.I.P.s
The Duchess of Brighton
1963
Murder at the Gallop
Miss Jane Marple
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
1963
Zero One
(1 episode)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Murder She Said
Miss Jane Marple
1961
On the Double
Lady Vivian
1961
I'm All Right Jack
Aunt Dolly
1959
Just My Luck
Mrs. Dooley
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
Mrs. Fazackalee
1957
An Alligator Named Daisy
Prudence Croquet
1955
Aunt Clara
Clara Hilton
1954
Mad About Men
Nurse Carey
1954
Trouble in Store
Miss Bacon
1953
The Runaway Bus
Miss Cynthia Beeston
1953
Innocents in Paris
Gwladys Inglott
1953
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Honey
1952
The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism
1952
Castle in the Air
Miss Nicholson
1952
Curtain Up
Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
1952
The Magic Box
Lady Pond
1952
Her Favourite Husband
Mrs. Dotherington
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Muriel Whitchurch
1950
Passport to Pimlico
Professor Hatton-Jones
1949
Miranda
Nurse Carey
1948
Meet Me at Dawn
Madame Vernorel
1947
While the Sun Shines
Dr. Winifred Frye
1947
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
1945
English Without Tears
Lady Christabel Beauclerk
1944
Yellow Canary
Mrs. Towcester
1943
The Demi-Paradise
Rowena Ventnor
1943
Quiet Wedding
Second Magistrate
1941
Spring Meeting
Aunt Bijou
1941
Big Fella
Nanny (uncredited)
1938
Catch as Catch Can
'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
1937
Beauty and the Barge
Mrs. Baldwin
1937
Talk of the Devil
1936
Dusty Ermine
Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
1936