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Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Birthday: 1892-05-11 | 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2012
1967
A Countess from Hong Kong

as    Miss Gaulswallow

1967
Chimes at Midnight

as    Mistress Quickly

1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose

as    Mother Goose (voice)

1967
Arabella

as    Princess Ilaria

1965
Murder Most Foul

as    Miss Jane Marple

1964
Murder Ahoy

as    Miss Jane Marple

1963
The Mouse on the Moon

as    Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

1963
Murder at the Gallop

as    Miss Jane Marple

1963
The V.I.P.s

as    The Duchess of Brighton

1962
Murder She Said

as    Miss Jane Marple

1961
On the Double

as    Lady Vivian

1960
I'm All Right Jack

as    Aunt Dolly

1957
The Smallest Show on Earth

as    Mrs. Fazackalee

1954
Aunt Clara

as    Clara Hilton

1954
The Runaway Bus

as    Miss Cynthia Beeston

1954
Mad About Men

as    Nurse Carey

1953
Innocents in Paris

as    Gwladys Inglott

1953
Trouble in Store

as    Miss Bacon

1952
Curtain Up

as    Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

1952
Miss Robin Hood

as    Miss Honey

1952
Castle in the Air

as    Miss Nicholson

1952
The Importance of Being Earnest

as    Miss Prism

1950
Her Favourite Husband

as    Mrs. Dotherington

1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life

as    Muriel Whitchurch

1949
Miranda

as    Nurse Carey

1949
Passport to Pimlico

as    Professor Hatton-Jones

1947
While the Sun Shines

as    Dr. Winifred Frye