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Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

ActingBorn May 11, 1892Died May 22, 1972 (age 80)Balham, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Grandma (scenes deleted)

Movie
1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose

as Mother Goose (voice)

Movie
1967
Arabella

as Princess Ilaria

Movie
1967
A Countess from Hong Kong

as Miss Gaulswallow

Movie
1965
The Alphabet Murders

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

Movie
1965
Chimes at Midnight

as Mistress Quickly

Movie
1964
Murder Ahoy

as Miss Jane Marple

Movie
1964
Murder Most Foul

as Miss Jane Marple

Movie
1963
The V.I.P.s

as The Duchess of Brighton

Movie
1963
Murder at the Gallop

as Miss Jane Marple

Movie
1963
The Mouse on the Moon

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

Movie
1962TV
1961
Murder She Said

as Miss Jane Marple

Movie
1961
On the Double

as Lady Vivian

Movie
1959
I'm All Right Jack

as Aunt Dolly

Movie
1957
Just My Luck

as Mrs. Dooley

Movie
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mrs. Fazackalee

Movie
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy

as Prudence Croquet

Movie
1954
Aunt Clara

as Clara Hilton

Movie
1954
Mad About Men

as Nurse Carey

Movie
1953
Trouble in Store

as Miss Bacon

Movie
1953
Innocents in Paris

as Gwladys Inglott

Movie
1953
The Runaway Bus

as Miss Cynthia Beeston

Movie
1952
Miss Robin Hood

as Heather Honey

Movie
1952Movie
1952
Castle in the Air

as Miss Nicholson

Movie
1952
Curtain Up

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

Movie
1952
The Magic Box

as Lady Pond

Movie
1950
Her Favourite Husband

as Mrs. Dotherington

Movie
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Muriel Whitchurch

Movie
1949
Passport to Pimlico

as Professor Hatton-Jones

Movie
1948
Miranda

as Nurse Carey

Movie
1947
Meet Me at Dawn

as Madame Vernorel

Movie
1947
While the Sun Shines

as Dr. Winifred Frye

Movie
1945
Blithe Spirit

as Madame Arcati

Movie
1944
English Without Tears

as Lady Christabel Beauclerk

Movie
1943
Yellow Canary

as Mrs. Towcester

Movie
1943
The Demi-Paradise

as Rowena Ventnor

Movie
1941
Quiet Wedding

as Second Magistrate

Movie
1941
Spring Meeting

as Aunt Bijou

Movie
1938
Big Fella

as Nanny (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Catch as Catch Can

as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry

Movie
1937
Beauty and the Barge

as Mrs. Baldwin

Movie
1936
Dusty Ermine

as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 11, 1892
Day of DeathMay 22, 1972
Place of BirthBalham, London, England, UK
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