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Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Born: 1892-05-11 • 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.

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Filmography
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford poster
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
2012 • Self (archive footage)
To See Such Fun poster
To See Such Fun
1977
The Virgin and the Gypsy poster
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 • Grandma (scenes deleted)
The Wacky World of Mother Goose poster
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967 • Mother Goose (voice)
Arabella poster
Arabella
1967 • Princess Ilaria
A Countess from Hong Kong poster
A Countess from Hong Kong
1967 • Miss Gaulswallow
The Alphabet Murders poster
The Alphabet Murders
1965 • Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
Chimes at Midnight poster
Chimes at Midnight
1965 • Mistress Quickly
No Image
The Stately Ghosts of England
1965 • Herself
Murder Ahoy poster
Murder Ahoy
1964 • Miss Jane Marple
Murder Most Foul poster
Murder Most Foul
1964 • Miss Jane Marple
The V.I.P.s poster
The V.I.P.s
1963 • The Duchess of Brighton
Murder at the Gallop poster
Murder at the Gallop
1963 • Miss Jane Marple
The Mouse on the Moon poster
The Mouse on the Moon
1963 • Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
Murder She Said poster
Murder She Said
1961 • Miss Jane Marple
On the Double poster
On the Double
1961 • Lady Vivian
I'm All Right Jack poster
I'm All Right Jack
1959 • Aunt Dolly
Just My Luck poster
Just My Luck
1957 • Mrs. Dooley
The Smallest Show on Earth poster
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 • Mrs. Fazackalee
An Alligator Named Daisy poster
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 • Prudence Croquet
Aunt Clara poster
Aunt Clara
1954 • Clara Hilton
Mad About Men poster
Mad About Men
1954 • Nurse Carey
Trouble in Store poster
Trouble in Store
1953 • Miss Bacon
Innocents in Paris poster
Innocents in Paris
1953 • Gwladys Inglott
The Runaway Bus poster
The Runaway Bus
1953 • Miss Cynthia Beeston
Miss Robin Hood poster
Miss Robin Hood
1952 • Heather Honey
The Importance of Being Earnest poster
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 • Miss Prism
Castle in the Air poster
Castle in the Air
1952 • Miss Nicholson
Curtain Up poster
Curtain Up
1952 • Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
The Magic Box poster
The Magic Box
1952 • Lady Pond
Her Favourite Husband poster
Her Favourite Husband
1950 • Mrs. Dotherington
The Happiest Days of Your Life poster
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 • Muriel Whitchurch
Passport to Pimlico poster
Passport to Pimlico
1949 • Professor Hatton-Jones
Miranda poster
Miranda
1948 • Nurse Carey
Meet Me at Dawn poster
Meet Me at Dawn
1947 • Madame Vernorel
While the Sun Shines poster
While the Sun Shines
1947 • Dr. Winifred Frye
Blithe Spirit poster
Blithe Spirit
1945 • Madame Arcati
English Without Tears poster
English Without Tears
1944 • Lady Christabel Beauclerk
Yellow Canary poster
Yellow Canary
1943 • Mrs. Towcester
The Demi-Paradise poster
The Demi-Paradise
1943 • Rowena Ventnor
Quiet Wedding poster
Quiet Wedding
1941 • Second Magistrate
Spring Meeting poster
Spring Meeting
1941 • Aunt Bijou
Big Fella poster
Big Fella
1938 • Nanny (uncredited)
No Image
Catch as Catch Can
1937 • 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
Beauty and the Barge poster
Beauty and the Barge
1937 • Mrs. Baldwin
Talk of the Devil poster
Talk of the Devil
1936
Dusty Ermine poster
Dusty Ermine
1936 • Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby