Margaret Rutherford

Known for acting · Born 11 May 1892 · Died 22 May 1972 · aged 80 · Balham, London, England, UK

49 credits

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.

Known for

Murder She Said

1961

Murder at the Gallop

1963

Murder Most Foul

1964

Murder Ahoy

1964

Passport to Pimlico

1949

Chimes at Midnight

1965

Blithe Spirit

1945

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

I'm All Right Jack

1959

Acting (49)

2012Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret RutherfordSelf (archive footage)Film

1977To See Such FunFilm

1970The Virgin and the GypsyGrandma (scenes deleted)Film

1967A Countess from Hong KongMiss GaulswallowFilm

1967The Wacky World of Mother GooseMother Goose (voice)Film

1967ArabellaPrincess IlariaFilm

1965Chimes at MidnightMistress QuicklyFilm

1965The Alphabet MurdersMiss Jane Marple (uncredited)Film

1965The Stately Ghosts of EnglandHerselfFilm

1964Murder Most FoulMiss Jane MarpleFilm

1964Murder AhoyMiss Jane MarpleFilm

1963Murder at the GallopMiss Jane MarpleFilm

1963The V.I.P.sThe Duchess of BrightonFilm

1963The Mouse on the MoonGrand Duchess Gloriana XIIIFilm

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries

1962Zero OneSeries

1961Murder She SaidMiss Jane MarpleFilm

1961On the DoubleLady VivianFilm

1959I'm All Right JackAunt DollyFilm

1957The Smallest Show on EarthMrs. FazackaleeFilm

1957Just My LuckMrs. DooleyFilm

1955An Alligator Named DaisyPrudence CroquetFilm

1954Mad About MenNurse CareyFilm

1954Aunt ClaraClara HiltonFilm

1953Trouble in StoreMiss BaconFilm

1953Innocents in ParisGwladys InglottFilm

1953The Runaway BusMiss Cynthia BeestonFilm

1952The Importance of Being EarnestMiss PrismFilm

1952The Magic BoxLady PondFilm

1952Miss Robin HoodHeather HoneyFilm

1952Curtain UpCatherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. ClaireFilm

1952Castle in the AirMiss NicholsonFilm

1950The Happiest Days of Your LifeMuriel WhitchurchFilm

1950Her Favourite HusbandMrs. DotheringtonFilm

1949Passport to PimlicoProfessor Hatton-JonesFilm

1948MirandaNurse CareyFilm

1947Meet Me at DawnMadame VernorelFilm

1947While the Sun ShinesDr. Winifred FryeFilm

1945Blithe SpiritMadame ArcatiFilm

1944English Without TearsLady Christabel BeauclerkFilm

1943Yellow CanaryMrs. TowcesterFilm

1943The Demi-ParadiseRowena VentnorFilm

1941Quiet WeddingSecond MagistrateFilm

1941Spring MeetingAunt BijouFilm

1938Big FellaNanny (uncredited)Film

1937Beauty and the BargeMrs. BaldwinFilm

1937Catch as Catch Can'Crafty' Maggie CarberryFilm

1936Dusty ErmineEvelyn Summers aka Miss ButterbyFilm

1936Talk of the DevilFilm