Margaret Rutherford
Actor
- Born
- May 11, 1892 · Balham, London, England, UK
- Died
- May 22, 1972 (age 80)
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
December 22, 1965
Murder She Said
September 26, 1961
A Countess from Hong Kong
January 5, 1967
Murder at the Gallop
May 9, 1963
Murder Most Foul
March 1, 1964
Blithe Spirit
April 5, 1945
Murder Ahoy
September 22, 1964
The Importance of Being Earnest
June 2, 1952
Passport to Pimlico
October 26, 1949
I'm All Right Jack
August 18, 1959
The V.I.P.s
September 1, 1963
The Alphabet Murders
December 26, 1965
Acting47
- 2012Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford as Self (archive footage)
- 1977To See Such Fun
- 1970The Virgin and the Gypsy as Grandma (scenes deleted)
- 1967The Wacky World of Mother Goose as Mother Goose (voice)
- 1967Arabella as Princess Ilaria
- 1967A Countess from Hong Kong as Miss Gaulswallow
- 1965The Alphabet Murders as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
- 1965Chimes at Midnight as Mistress Quickly
- 1965The Stately Ghosts of England as Herself
- 1964