- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1892
- Place of Birth
- Balham, London, England, UK
- Died
- May 22, 1972
Margaret Rutherford
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.
Filmography
movieTruly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieTo See Such Fun
1977
movieThe Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Grandma (scenes deleted)
movieThe Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967 · Mother Goose (voice)
movieArabella
1967 · Princess Ilaria
movieA Countess from Hong Kong
1967 · Miss Gaulswallow
movieThe Alphabet Murders
1965 · Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
movieChimes at Midnight
1965 · Mistress Quickly
The Stately Ghosts of England
movieThe Stately Ghosts of England
1965 · Herself
movieMurder Ahoy
1964 · Miss Jane Marple
movieMurder Most Foul
1964 · Miss Jane Marple
movieThe V.I.P.s
1963 · The Duchess of Brighton
movieMurder at the Gallop
1963 · Miss Jane Marple
movieThe Mouse on the Moon
1963 · Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
tvZero One
1962
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
movieMurder She Said
1961 · Miss Jane Marple
movieOn the Double
1961 · Lady Vivian
movieI'm All Right Jack
1959 · Aunt Dolly
movieJust My Luck
1957 · Mrs. Dooley
movieThe Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Mrs. Fazackalee
movieAn Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Prudence Croquet
movieAunt Clara
1954 · Clara Hilton
movieMad About Men
1954 · Nurse Carey
movieTrouble in Store
1953 · Miss Bacon
movieInnocents in Paris
1953 · Gwladys Inglott
movieThe Runaway Bus
1953 · Miss Cynthia Beeston
movieMiss Robin Hood
1952 · Heather Honey
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1952 · Miss Prism
movieCastle in the Air
1952 · Miss Nicholson
movieCurtain Up
1952 · Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
movieThe Magic Box
1952 · Lady Pond
movieHer Favourite Husband
1950 · Mrs. Dotherington
movieThe Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · Muriel Whitchurch
moviePassport to Pimlico
1949 · Professor Hatton-Jones
movieMiranda
1948 · Nurse Carey
movieMeet Me at Dawn
1947 · Madame Vernorel
movieWhile the Sun Shines
1947 · Dr. Winifred Frye
movieBlithe Spirit
1945 · Madame Arcati
movieEnglish Without Tears
1944 · Lady Christabel Beauclerk
movieYellow Canary
1943 · Mrs. Towcester
movieThe Demi-Paradise
1943 · Rowena Ventnor
movieQuiet Wedding
1941 · Second Magistrate
movieSpring Meeting
1941 · Aunt Bijou
movieBig Fella
1938 · Nanny (uncredited)
Catch as Catch Can
movieCatch as Catch Can
1937 · 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
movieBeauty and the Barge
1937 · Mrs. Baldwin
movieTalk of the Devil
1936
movieDusty Ermine
1936 · Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby