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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 11, 1892
Place of Birth:
Balham, London, England, UK
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Margaret Rutherford
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | To See Such Fun | |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma (scenes deleted) |
| 1967 | A Countess from Hong Kong | Miss Gaulswallow |
| 1967 | The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Mother Goose (voice) |
| 1967 | Arabella | Princess Ilaria |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight | Mistress Quickly |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders | Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Stately Ghosts of England | Herself |
| 1964 | Murder Most Foul | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1964 | Murder Ahoy | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | The Duchess of Brighton |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII |
| 1961 | Murder She Said | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1961 | On the Double | Lady Vivian |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Aunt Dolly |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mrs. Fazackalee |
| 1957 | Just My Luck | Mrs. Dooley |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Prudence Croquet |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Nurse Carey |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Clara Hilton |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Miss Bacon |
| 1953 | The Runaway Bus | Miss Cynthia Beeston |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris | Gwladys Inglott |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Lady Pond |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Miss Honey |
| 1952 | Castle in the Air | Miss Nicholson |
| 1952 | Curtain Up | Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch |
| 1950 | Her Favourite Husband | Mrs. Dotherington |
| 1949 | Passport to Pimlico | Professor Hatton-Jones |
| 1948 | Miranda | Nurse Carey |
| 1947 | Meet Me at Dawn | Madame Vernorel |
| 1947 | While the Sun Shines | Dr. Winifred Frye |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati |
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Lady Christabel Beauclerk |
| 1943 | Yellow Canary | Mrs. Towcester |
| 1943 | The Demi-Paradise | Rowena Ventnor |
| 1941 | Quiet Wedding | Second Magistrate |
| 1941 | Spring Meeting | Aunt Bijou |
| 1938 | Big Fella | Nanny (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Beauty and the Barge | Mrs. Baldwin |
| 1937 | Catch as Catch Can | 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry |
| 1936 | Dusty Ermine | Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby |
| 1936 | Talk of the Devil |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | Zero One |