Margaret Rutherford

Actor

Born: May 11, 1892
Died: May 22, 1972 (age 80)
From: 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…

Filmography (47)

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)
Self (archive footage)
To See Such Fun (1977)
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
Grandma (scenes deleted)
The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)
Mother Goose (voice)
Arabella (1967)
Princess Ilaria
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Miss Gaulswallow
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Mistress Quickly
The Stately Ghosts of England
The Stately Ghosts of England (1965)
Herself
Murder Ahoy (1964)
Miss Jane Marple
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Miss Jane Marple
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Duchess of Brighton
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Miss Jane Marple
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
Murder She Said (1961)
Miss Jane Marple
On the Double (1961)
Lady Vivian
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Aunt Dolly
Just My Luck (1957)
Mrs. Dooley
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Mrs. Fazackalee
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
Prudence Croquet
Aunt Clara (1954)
Clara Hilton
Mad About Men (1954)
Nurse Carey
Trouble in Store (1953)
Miss Bacon
Innocents in Paris (1953)
Gwladys Inglott
The Runaway Bus (1953)
Miss Cynthia Beeston
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
Heather Honey
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Miss Prism
Castle in the Air (1952)
Miss Nicholson
Curtain Up (1952)
Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
The Magic Box (1952)
Lady Pond