
Margaret Rutherford
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1892-05-11
- Died
- 1972-05-22
- Place of birth
- Balham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Маргарет Рутерфорд · Margaret Taylor Rutherford · Маргарет Тейлор Рутерфорд
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (47)

A Countess from Hong Kong
1967
as Miss Gaulswallow

Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Mistress Quickly

Murder at the Gallop
1963
as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Ahoy
1964
as Miss Jane Marple

Murder She Said
1961
as Miss Jane Marple

Blithe Spirit
1945
as Madame Arcati

Arabella
1967
as Princess Ilaria

The Alphabet Murders
1965
as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

Big Fella
1938
as Nanny (uncredited)

The V.I.P.s
1963
as The Duchess of Brighton

Innocents in Paris
1953
as Gwladys Inglott

Murder Most Foul
1964
as Miss Jane Marple

The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
as Miss Prism

The Magic Box
1952
as Lady Pond

Mad About Men
1954
as Nurse Carey

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Aunt Dolly

On the Double
1961
as Lady Vivian

Passport to Pimlico
1949
as Professor Hatton-Jones

Yellow Canary
1943
as Mrs. Towcester

Miranda
1948
as Nurse Carey

Miss Robin Hood
1952
as Heather Honey

Her Favourite Husband
1950
as Mrs. Dotherington

Spring Meeting
1941
as Aunt Bijou

Meet Me at Dawn
1947
as Madame Vernorel

Trouble in Store
1953
as Miss Bacon

Curtain Up
1952
as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Mrs. Fazackalee

The Demi-Paradise
1943
as Rowena Ventnor

Just My Luck
1957
as Mrs. Dooley

While the Sun Shines
1947
as Dr. Winifred Frye

An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Prudence Croquet

The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Muriel Whitchurch

Aunt Clara
1954
as Clara Hilton

Talk of the Devil
1936

The Runaway Bus
1953
as Miss Cynthia Beeston

Dusty Ermine
1936
as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
as Grandma (scenes deleted)

English Without Tears
1944
as Lady Christabel Beauclerk

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
2012
as Self (archive footage)

Castle in the Air
1952
as Miss Nicholson
Catch as Catch Can
1937
as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry

To See Such Fun
1977

The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967
as Mother Goose (voice)
The Stately Ghosts of England
1965
as Herself

Quiet Wedding
1941
as Second Magistrate

Beauty and the Barge
1937
as Mrs. Baldwin
About Margaret Rutherford
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. With 49 credits spanning from 1936 to 2012, Margaret Rutherford has appeared in 47 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Margaret Rutherford Movies
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) — as Miss Gaulswallow
- Chimes at Midnight (1965) — as Mistress Quickly
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) — as Miss Jane Marple
- Murder Ahoy (1964) — as Miss Jane Marple
- Murder She Said (1961) — as Miss Jane Marple
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