Person
Margaret Rutherford
Actor· 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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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Chimes at Midnight
Mistress Quickly · 1965
Murder She Said
Miss Jane Marple · 1961
A Countess from Hong Kong
Miss Gaulswallow · 1967
Murder at the Gallop
Miss Jane Marple · 1963
Murder Most Foul
1964
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati · 1945
Murder Ahoy
Miss Jane Marple · 1964
The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism · 1952
Filmography
29 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma (scenes deleted) | Film |
| 1967 | A Countess from Hong Kong | Miss Gaulswallow | Film |
| 1967 | The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Mother Goose (voice) | Film |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight | Mistress Quickly | Film |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders | Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) | Film |
| 1964 | Murder Ahoy | Miss Jane Marple | Film |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII | Film |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | The Duchess of Brighton | Film |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Jane Marple | Film |
| 1961 | On the Double | Lady Vivian | Film |
| 1961 | Murder She Said | Miss Jane Marple | Film |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Aunt Dolly | Film |
| 1957 | Just My Luck | Mrs. Dooley | Film |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mrs. Fazackalee | Film |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Nurse Carey | Film |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Miss Bacon | Film |
| 1953 | The Runaway Bus | Miss Cynthia Beeston | Film |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris | Gwladys Inglott | Film |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | Film |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Heather Honey | Film |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch | Film |
| 1949 | Passport to Pimlico | Professor Hatton-Jones | Film |
| 1948 | Miranda | Nurse Carey | Film |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | Film |
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Lady Christabel Beauclerk | Film |
| 1943 | Yellow Canary | Mrs. Towcester | Film |
| 1943 | The Demi-Paradise | Rowena Ventnor | Film |
| 1936 | Dusty Ermine | Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby | Film |
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