Margaret Rutherford
Acting1892Balham, London, England, UK
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
Acting History
2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
as Self (archive footage)
1977
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma (scenes deleted)
1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
as Mother Goose (voice)
A Countess from Hong Kong
as Miss Gaulswallow
Arabella
as Princess Ilaria
1965
The Alphabet Murders
as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
Chimes at Midnight
as Mistress Quickly
The Stately Ghosts of England
as Herself
1964
Murder Most Foul
as Miss Jane Marple
Murder Ahoy
as Miss Jane Marple
1963
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Jane Marple
The Mouse on the Moon
as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
The V.I.P.s
as The Duchess of Brighton
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
On the Double
as Lady Vivian
Murder She Said
as Miss Jane Marple
1959
I'm All Right Jack
as Aunt Dolly
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Mrs. Fazackalee
Just My Luck
as Mrs. Dooley
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Prudence Croquet
1954
Mad About Men
as Nurse Carey
Aunt Clara
as Clara Hilton
1953
The Runaway Bus
as Miss Cynthia Beeston
Innocents in Paris
as Gwladys Inglott
Trouble in Store
as Miss Bacon
1952
The Magic Box
as Lady Pond
Curtain Up
as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
Miss Robin Hood
as Heather Honey
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
Castle in the Air
as Miss Nicholson
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Muriel Whitchurch
Her Favourite Husband
as Mrs. Dotherington
1949
Passport to Pimlico
as Professor Hatton-Jones
1948
Miranda
as Nurse Carey
1947
While the Sun Shines
as Dr. Winifred Frye
Meet Me at Dawn
as Madame Vernorel
1945
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
1944
English Without Tears
as Lady Christabel Beauclerk
1943
Yellow Canary
as Mrs. Towcester
The Demi-Paradise
as Rowena Ventnor
1941
Spring Meeting
as Aunt Bijou
Quiet Wedding
as Second Magistrate
1938
Big Fella
as Nanny (uncredited)
1937
Beauty and the Barge
as Mrs. Baldwin
Catch as Catch Can
as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
1936
Dusty Ermine
as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby