Margaret Rutherford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1892, Balham, London, England, UK
- Died
- May 22, 1972
- Movies
- 47
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 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 | The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Mother Goose (voice) |
| 1967 | Arabella | Princess Ilaria |
| 1967 | A Countess from Hong Kong | Miss Gaulswallow |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders | Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight | Mistress Quickly |
| 1965 | The Stately Ghosts of England | Herself |
| 1964 | Murder Ahoy | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1964 | Murder Most Foul | Miss Jane Marple |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | The Duchess of Brighton |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Jane Marple |
| 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 | Just My Luck | Mrs. Dooley |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mrs. Fazackalee |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Prudence Croquet |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Clara Hilton |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Nurse Carey |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Miss Bacon |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris | Gwladys Inglott |
| 1953 | The Runaway Bus | Miss Cynthia Beeston |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Heather Honey |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism |
| 1952 | Castle in the Air | Miss Nicholson |
| 1952 | Curtain Up | Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Lady Pond |
| 1950 | Her Favourite Husband | Mrs. Dotherington |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch |
| 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 | Catch as Catch Can | 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry |
| 1937 | Beauty and the Barge | Mrs. Baldwin |
| 1936 | Talk of the Devil | |
| 1936 | Dusty Ermine | Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby |
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