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.
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- Born:
- May 11, 1892 In Balham, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 46
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Dusty Ermine 1936-12-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford 2012-06-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford | Self (archive footage) | 2012-06-17 |
| Movie | A Countess from Hong Kong | Miss Gaulswallow | 1967-01-05 |
| Movie | Arabella | Princess Ilaria | 1967-11-29 |
| Movie | The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Mother Goose (voice) | 1967-12-02 |
| Movie | The Stately Ghosts of England | Herself | 1965-01-25 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Murders | Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) | 1965-12-26 |
| Movie | Chimes at Midnight | Mistress Quickly | 1965-12-22 |
| Movie | Murder Most Foul | Miss Jane Marple | 1964-03-01 |
| Movie | Murder Ahoy | Miss Jane Marple | 1964-09-22 |
| Movie | The Mouse on the Moon | Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII | 1963-05-07 |
| Movie | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Jane Marple | 1963-06-24 |
| Movie | The V.I.P.s | The Duchess of Brighton | 1963-09-01 |
| Series | Zero One | Unknown | 1962-10-03 |
| Movie | On the Double | Lady Vivian | 1961-05-19 |
| Movie | Murder She Said | Miss Jane Marple | 1961-09-26 |
| Movie | I'm All Right Jack | Aunt Dolly | 1959-08-18 |
| Movie | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mrs. Fazackalee | 1957-04-09 |
| Movie | Just My Luck | Mrs. Dooley | 1957-11-14 |
| Movie | An Alligator Named Daisy | Prudence Croquet | 1955-12-13 |
| Movie | Mad About Men | Nurse Carey | 1954-11-16 |
| Movie | Aunt Clara | Clara Hilton | 1954-11-22 |
| Movie | Innocents in Paris | Gwladys Inglott | 1953-07-22 |
| Movie | The Runaway Bus | Miss Cynthia Beeston | 1953-09-28 |
| Movie | Trouble in Store | Miss Bacon | 1953-12-14 |
| Movie | The Magic Box | Lady Pond | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | Castle in the Air | Miss Nicholson | 1952-06-01 |
| Movie | Curtain Up | Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire | 1952-03-12 |
| Movie | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | 1952-06-02 |
| Movie | Miss Robin Hood | Miss Honey | 1952-11-12 |
| Movie | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch | 1950-03-08 |
| Movie | Her Favourite Husband | Mrs. Dotherington | 1950-05-11 |
| Movie | Passport to Pimlico | Professor Hatton-Jones | 1949-10-26 |
| Movie | Miranda | Nurse Carey | 1948-04-06 |
| Movie | While the Sun Shines | Dr. Winifred Frye | 1947-02-01 |
| Movie | Meet Me at Dawn | Madame Vernorel | 1947-02-17 |
| Movie | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | English Without Tears | Lady Christabel Beauclerk | 1944-07-28 |
| Movie | Yellow Canary | Mrs. Towcester | 1943-12-13 |
| Movie | The Demi-Paradise | Rowena Ventnor | 1943-11-18 |
| Movie | Spring Meeting | Aunt Bijou | 1941-01-23 |
| Movie | Quiet Wedding | Second Magistrate | 1941-04-19 |
| Movie | Big Fella | Nanny (uncredited) | 1938-01-03 |
| Movie | Beauty and the Barge | Mrs. Baldwin | 1937-02-07 |
| Movie | Catch as Catch Can | 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | Dusty Ermine | Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby | 1936-12-01 |
| Movie | Talk of the Devil | 1936-12-09 |