Person
Margaret Rutherford
Acting · 1892–1972 · Balham, London, England, UK
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
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Zero One
1962
A Countess from Hong Kong
Miss Gaulswallow
Chimes at Midnight
Mistress Quickly
Murder She Said
Miss Jane Marple
Murder at the Gallop
Miss Jane Marple
Arabella
Princess Ilaria
Curtain Up
Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
The Alphabet Murders
Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
The Smallest Show on Earth
Mrs. Fazackalee
Filmography
- 2012Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret RutherfordSelf (archive footage)
- 1977To See Such Fun
- 1970The Virgin and the GypsyGrandma (scenes deleted)
- 1967The Wacky World of Mother GooseMother Goose (voice)
- 1967ArabellaPrincess Ilaria
- 1967A Countess from Hong KongMiss Gaulswallow
- 1965The Alphabet MurdersMiss Jane Marple (uncredited)
- 1965Chimes at MidnightMistress Quickly
- 1965The Stately Ghosts of EnglandHerself
- 1964Murder AhoyMiss Jane Marple
- 1964Murder Most FoulMiss Jane Marple
- 1963The V.I.P.sThe Duchess of Brighton
- 1963Murder at the GallopMiss Jane Marple
- 1963The Mouse on the MoonGrand Duchess Gloriana XIII
- 1962Zero One
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961Murder She SaidMiss Jane Marple
- 1961On the DoubleLady Vivian
- 1959I'm All Right JackAunt Dolly
- 1957Just My LuckMrs. Dooley
- 1957The Smallest Show on EarthMrs. Fazackalee
- 1955An Alligator Named DaisyPrudence Croquet
- 1954Aunt ClaraClara Hilton
- 1954Mad About MenNurse Carey
- 1953Trouble in StoreMiss Bacon
- 1953Innocents in ParisGwladys Inglott
- 1953The Runaway BusMiss Cynthia Beeston
- 1952Miss Robin HoodHeather Honey
- 1952The Importance of Being EarnestMiss Prism
- 1952Castle in the AirMiss Nicholson
- 1952Curtain UpCatherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
- 1952The Magic BoxLady Pond
- 1950Her Favourite HusbandMrs. Dotherington
- 1950The Happiest Days of Your LifeMuriel Whitchurch
- 1949Passport to PimlicoProfessor Hatton-Jones
- 1948MirandaNurse Carey
- 1947Meet Me at DawnMadame Vernorel
- 1947While the Sun ShinesDr. Winifred Frye
- 1945Blithe SpiritMadame Arcati
- 1944English Without TearsLady Christabel Beauclerk
- 1943Yellow CanaryMrs. Towcester
- 1943The Demi-ParadiseRowena Ventnor
- 1941Quiet WeddingSecond Magistrate
- 1941Spring MeetingAunt Bijou
- 1938Big FellaNanny (uncredited)
- 1937Catch as Catch Can'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
- 1937Beauty and the BargeMrs. Baldwin
- 1936Talk of the Devil
- 1936Dusty ErmineEvelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
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