Margaret Rutherford

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 11, 1892

died

May 22, 1972

place of birth

Balham, London, England, UK

also known as

Маргарет Рутерфорд · Margaret Taylor Rutherford · Маргарет Тейлор Рутерфорд

total credits

45 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Chimes at Midnight
7.2

Chimes at Midnight

1965as Mistress Quickly
Murder She Said
7.3

Murder She Said

1961as Miss Jane Marple
A Countess from Hong Kong
6.0

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967as Miss Gaulswallow
Murder at the Gallop
7.1

Murder at the Gallop

1963as Miss Jane Marple
The Alphabet Murders
5.9

The Alphabet Murders

1965as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
Murder Most Foul
7.1

Murder Most Foul

1964as Miss Jane Marple
Murder Ahoy
7.1

Murder Ahoy

1964as Miss Jane Marple
The V.I.P.s
6.1

The V.I.P.s

1963as The Duchess of Brighton
Blithe Spirit
7.0

Blithe Spirit

1945as Madame Arcati
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952as Miss Prism
I'm All Right Jack
6.6

I'm All Right Jack

1959as Aunt Dolly
English Without Tears
6.3

English Without Tears

1944as Lady Christabel Beauclerk
The Mouse on the Moon
6.3

The Mouse on the Moon

1963as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
Passport to Pimlico
6.9

Passport to Pimlico

1949as Professor Hatton-Jones
The Magic Box
6.5

The Magic Box

1952as Lady Pond
Aunt Clara
5.0

Aunt Clara

1954as Clara Hilton
An Alligator Named Daisy
6.4

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955as Prudence Croquet
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.7

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957as Mrs. Fazackalee
The Runaway Bus
6.2

The Runaway Bus

1953as Miss Cynthia Beeston
Arabella
7.5

Arabella

1967as Princess Ilaria
Miranda
6.2

Miranda

1948as Nurse Carey
Talk of the Devil
8.0

Talk of the Devil

1936
Curtain Up
7.2

Curtain Up

1952as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
Mad About Men
6.5

Mad About Men

1954as Nurse Carey
The Happiest Days of Your Life
6.7

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950as Muriel Whitchurch
Miss Robin Hood
8.1

Miss Robin Hood

1952as Heather Honey
Yellow Canary
5.3

Yellow Canary

1943as Mrs. Towcester
Trouble in Store
6.1

Trouble in Store

1953as Miss Bacon
Just My Luck
6.1

Just My Luck

1957as Mrs. Dooley
The Demi-Paradise
6.6

The Demi-Paradise

1943as Rowena Ventnor
Dusty Ermine
5.8

Dusty Ermine

1936as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
On the Double
7.0

On the Double

1961as Lady Vivian
While the Sun Shines
7.0

While the Sun Shines

1947as Dr. Winifred Frye
Innocents in Paris
5.2

Innocents in Paris

1953as Gwladys Inglott
Castle in the Air
7.0

Castle in the Air

1952as Miss Nicholson
Quiet Wedding
5.3

Quiet Wedding

1941as Second Magistrate
Her Favourite Husband
6.0

Her Favourite Husband

1950as Mrs. Dotherington
The Virgin and the Gypsy
3.1

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970as Grandma (scenes deleted)
To See Such Fun
10.0

To See Such Fun

1977
Meet Me at Dawn
7.5

Meet Me at Dawn

1947as Madame Vernorel
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
6.4

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

2012as Self (archive footage)
Big Fella
7.3

Big Fella

1938as Nanny (uncredited)
Beauty and the Barge
6.7

Beauty and the Barge

1937as Mrs. Baldwin
Spring Meeting
5.3

Spring Meeting

1941as Aunt Bijou
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
4.3

The Wacky World of Mother Goose

1967as Mother Goose (voice)