Margaret Rutherford

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

Zero One

Chimes at Midnight

Murder She Said

A Countess from Hong Kong

Murder at the Gallop

Murder Ahoy

Murder Most Foul

All Movies (47)

• Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• To See Such Fun1977
• The Virgin and the Gypsy1970 · as Grandma (scenes deleted)
• The Wacky World of Mother Goose1967 · as Mother Goose (voice)
• Arabella1967 · as Princess Ilaria
• A Countess from Hong Kong1967 · as Miss Gaulswallow
• The Alphabet Murders1965 · as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
• Chimes at Midnight1965 · as Mistress Quickly
• The Stately Ghosts of England1965 · as Herself
• Murder Ahoy1964 · as Miss Jane Marple
• Murder Most Foul1964 · as Miss Jane Marple
• The V.I.P.s1963 · as The Duchess of Brighton
• Murder at the Gallop1963 · as Miss Jane Marple
• The Mouse on the Moon1963 · as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
• Murder She Said1961 · as Miss Jane Marple
• On the Double1961 · as Lady Vivian
• I'm All Right Jack1959 · as Aunt Dolly
• Just My Luck1957 · as Mrs. Dooley
• The Smallest Show on Earth1957 · as Mrs. Fazackalee
• An Alligator Named Daisy1955 · as Prudence Croquet
• Aunt Clara1954 · as Clara Hilton
• Mad About Men1954 · as Nurse Carey
• Trouble in Store1953 · as Miss Bacon
• Innocents in Paris1953 · as Gwladys Inglott
• The Runaway Bus1953 · as Miss Cynthia Beeston
• Miss Robin Hood1952 · as Heather Honey
• The Importance of Being Earnest1952 · as Miss Prism
• Castle in the Air1952 · as Miss Nicholson
• Curtain Up1952 · as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
• The Magic Box1952 · as Lady Pond
• Her Favourite Husband1950 · as Mrs. Dotherington
• The Happiest Days of Your Life1950 · as Muriel Whitchurch
• Passport to Pimlico1949 · as Professor Hatton-Jones
• Miranda1948 · as Nurse Carey
• Meet Me at Dawn1947 · as Madame Vernorel
• While the Sun Shines1947 · as Dr. Winifred Frye
• Blithe Spirit1945 · as Madame Arcati
• English Without Tears1944 · as Lady Christabel Beauclerk
• Yellow Canary1943 · as Mrs. Towcester
• The Demi-Paradise1943 · as Rowena Ventnor
• Quiet Wedding1941 · as Second Magistrate
• Spring Meeting1941 · as Aunt Bijou
• Big Fella1938 · as Nanny (uncredited)
• Catch as Catch Can1937 · as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
• Beauty and the Barge1937 · as Mrs. Baldwin
• Talk of the Devil1936
• Dusty Ermine1936 · as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

All TV Shows (2)

• Zero One1962
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self