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:
- 47
- 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 | To See Such Fun | Unknown | 1977-11-01 |
| Movie | A Countess from Hong Kong | Miss Gaulswallow | 1967-01-05 |
| Movie | The Wacky World of Mother Goose | Mother Goose (voice) | 1967-12-02 |
| Movie | Arabella | Princess Ilaria | 1967-11-29 |
| 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 | 1965-03-16 |
| 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 | The V.I.P.s | The Duchess of Brighton | 1963-09-01 |
| Movie | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Jane Marple | 1963-06-24 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| 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 | The Runaway Bus | Miss Cynthia Beeston | 1954-10-23 |
| Movie | Aunt Clara | Clara Hilton | 1954-11-22 |
| Movie | Trouble in Store | Miss Bacon | 1953-01-01 |
| Movie | Innocents in Paris | Gwladys Inglott | 1953-07-22 |
| Movie | Curtain Up | Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire | 1952-03-12 |
| Movie | Castle in the Air | Miss Nicholson | 1952-06-01 |
| Movie | Miss Robin Hood | Miss Honey | 1952-11-12 |
| Movie | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | 1952-06-02 |
| Movie | The Magic Box | Lady Pond | 1951-01-01 |
| Movie | Her Favourite Husband | Mrs. Dotherington | 1950-09-01 |
| Movie | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch | 1950-03-08 |
| Movie | Passport to Pimlico | Professor Hatton-Jones | 1949-10-26 |
| Movie | Miranda | Nurse Carey | 1948-04-06 |
| Movie | Meet Me at Dawn | Madame Vernorel | 1947-02-17 |
| Movie | While the Sun Shines | Unknown | 1947-02-01 |
| Movie | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | English Without Tears | Lady Christabel Beauclerk | 1944-07-28 |
| Movie | The Demi-Paradise | Rowena Ventnor | 1943-11-18 |
| Movie | Yellow Canary | Mrs. Towcester | 1943-12-13 |
| Movie | Spring Meeting | Aunt Bijou | 1941-01-23 |
| Movie | Quiet Wedding | Second Magistrate | 1941-04-19 |
| Movie | Beauty and the Barge | Mrs. Baldwin | 1937-02-07 |
| Movie | Catch as Catch Can | Maggie Carberry | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | Dusty Ermine | Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby | 1936-12-01 |
| Movie | Talk of the Devil | Unknown | 1936-12-09 |
