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Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Acting·1892–1972·45 films

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.

Filmography

Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight (1965)Mistress Quickly
Murder She Said
Murder She Said (1961)Miss Jane Marple
A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)Miss Gaulswallow
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop (1963)Miss Jane Marple
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul (1964)Miss Jane Marple
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (1945)Madame Arcati
Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy (1964)Miss Jane Marple
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)Miss Prism
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)Professor Hatton-Jones
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack (1959)Aunt Dolly
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s (1963)The Duchess of Brighton
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders (1965)Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)Muriel Whitchurch
The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)Mrs. Fazackalee
The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
Miranda
Miranda (1948)Nurse Carey
Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store (1953)Miss Bacon
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Lady Pond
Mad About Men
Mad About Men (1954)Nurse Carey
On the Double
On the Double (1961)Lady Vivian
Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris (1953)Gwladys Inglott
Yellow Canary
Yellow Canary (1943)Mrs. Towcester
The Runaway Bus
The Runaway Bus (1953)Miss Cynthia Beeston
Just My Luck
Just My Luck (1957)Mrs. Dooley
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood (1952)Heather Honey
The Demi-Paradise
The Demi-Paradise (1943)Rowena Ventnor
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)Grandma (scenes deleted)
English Without Tears
English Without Tears (1944)Lady Christabel Beauclerk
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)Prudence Croquet
Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara (1954)Clara Hilton
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)Self (archive footage)
Dusty Ermine
Dusty Ermine (1936)Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
Big Fella
Big Fella (1938)Nanny (uncredited)
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding (1941)Second Magistrate
Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting (1941)Aunt Bijou
Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband (1950)Mrs. Dotherington
Curtain Up
Curtain Up (1952)Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
Beauty and the Barge
Beauty and the Barge (1937)Mrs. Baldwin
Castle in the Air
Castle in the Air (1952)Miss Nicholson
Arabella
Arabella (1967)Princess Ilaria
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)Mother Goose (voice)
While the Sun Shines
While the Sun Shines (1947)Dr. Winifred Frye
Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn (1947)Madame Vernorel
Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil (1936)
To See Such Fun
To See Such Fun (1977)