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

Curtain Up
Curtain Up

1952

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

Arabella
Arabella

1967

as Princess Ilaria

A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong

1967

as Miss Gaulswallow

Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight

1965

as Mistress Quickly

Murder She Said
Murder She Said

1961

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul

1964

as Miss Jane Marple

Beauty and the Barge
Beauty and the Barge

1937

as Mrs. Baldwin

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit

1945

as Madame Arcati

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

1959

as Aunt Dolly

Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop

1963

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy

1964

as Miss Jane Marple

Talk of the Devil
Big Fella
Big Fella

1938

as Nanny (uncredited)

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

1963

as The Duchess of Brighton

Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara

1954

as Clara Hilton

The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood

1952

as Heather Honey

The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders

1965

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970

as Grandma (scenes deleted)