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Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Actor · 1892–1972 · Balham, London, England, UK

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 45

1970s

  1. 1977

    To See Such Fun

    Movie

  2. 1970

    The Virgin and the Gypsy

    Grandma (scenes deleted)

1960s

  1. 1967

    The Wacky World of Mother Goose

    Mother Goose (voice)

  2. Arabella

    Princess Ilaria

  3. 1965

    The Alphabet Murders

    Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

  4. 1964
  5. Murder Most Foul

    Miss Jane Marple

  6. 1963

    The V.I.P.s

    The Duchess of Brighton

  7. Murder at the Gallop

    Miss Jane Marple

  8. The Mouse on the Moon

    Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

  9. 1962
  10. 1961

    Murder She Said

    Miss Jane Marple

  11. On the Double

    Lady Vivian

1950s

  1. 1959

    I'm All Right Jack

    Aunt Dolly

  2. 1957

    Just My Luck

    Mrs. Dooley

  3. The Smallest Show on Earth

    Mrs. Fazackalee

  4. 1955

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    Prudence Croquet

  5. 1954

    Aunt Clara

    Clara Hilton

  6. Mad About Men

    Nurse Carey

  7. 1953

    Trouble in Store

    Miss Bacon

  8. Innocents in Paris

    Gwladys Inglott

  9. The Runaway Bus

    Miss Cynthia Beeston

  10. 1952

    Miss Robin Hood

    Heather Honey

  11. Castle in the Air

    Miss Nicholson

  12. The Magic Box

    Lady Pond

  13. 1950

    Her Favourite Husband

    Mrs. Dotherington

  14. The Happiest Days of Your Life

    Muriel Whitchurch

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. 1948

    Miranda

    Nurse Carey

  3. 1947

    Meet Me at Dawn

    Madame Vernorel

  4. While the Sun Shines

    Dr. Winifred Frye

  5. 1945
  6. 1944

    English Without Tears

    Lady Christabel Beauclerk

  7. 1943

    Yellow Canary

    Mrs. Towcester

  8. The Demi-Paradise

    Rowena Ventnor

  9. 1941

    Quiet Wedding

    Second Magistrate

  10. Spring Meeting

    Aunt Bijou

1930s

  1. 1938
  2. 1937

    Beauty and the Barge

    Mrs. Baldwin

  3. 1936

    Talk of the Devil

    Movie

  4. Dusty Ermine

    Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2012

    Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

    Self (archive footage)