Portrait of Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Acting

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.

Born: May 11, 1892

Place of Birth: Balham, London, England, UK

Filmography

1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Grandma (scenes deleted)

1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose

as Mother Goose (voice)

1967
Arabella

as Princess Ilaria

1967
A Countess from Hong Kong

as Miss Gaulswallow

1965
The Alphabet Murders

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

1965
Chimes at Midnight

as Mistress Quickly

1964
Murder Ahoy

as Miss Jane Marple

1964
Murder Most Foul

as Miss Jane Marple

1963
The V.I.P.s

as The Duchess of Brighton

1963
Murder at the Gallop

as Miss Jane Marple

1963
The Mouse on the Moon

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

1961
Murder She Said

as Miss Jane Marple

1961
On the Double

as Lady Vivian

1959
I'm All Right Jack

as Aunt Dolly

1957
Just My Luck

as Mrs. Dooley

1957
The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mrs. Fazackalee

1955
An Alligator Named Daisy

as Prudence Croquet

1954
Aunt Clara

as Clara Hilton

1954
Mad About Men

as Nurse Carey

1953
Trouble in Store

as Miss Bacon

1953
Innocents in Paris

as Gwladys Inglott

1953
The Runaway Bus

as Miss Cynthia Beeston

1952
Miss Robin Hood

as Heather Honey

1952
Castle in the Air

as Miss Nicholson

1952
Curtain Up

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

1952
The Magic Box

as Lady Pond

1950
Her Favourite Husband

as Mrs. Dotherington

1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Muriel Whitchurch

1949
Passport to Pimlico

as Professor Hatton-Jones

1948
Miranda

as Nurse Carey

1947
Meet Me at Dawn

as Madame Vernorel

1947
While the Sun Shines

as Dr. Winifred Frye

1945
Blithe Spirit

as Madame Arcati

1944
English Without Tears

as Lady Christabel Beauclerk

1943
Yellow Canary

as Mrs. Towcester

1943
The Demi-Paradise

as Rowena Ventnor

1941
Quiet Wedding

as Second Magistrate

1941
Spring Meeting

as Aunt Bijou

1938
Big Fella

as Nanny (uncredited)

1937
Beauty and the Barge

as Mrs. Baldwin

1936
Dusty Ermine

as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby