Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

🎂 11th May 1892 (133 yrs) 📍 Balham, London, England, UK

Known For

Chimes at Midnight

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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Margaret Rutherford

Movies Featuring Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun (1977)

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)

as Grandma (scenes deleted)
The Wacky World of Mother Goose

The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)

as Mother Goose (voice)
Arabella

Arabella (1967)

as Princess Ilaria
A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

as Miss Gaulswallow
The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders (1965)

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight (1965)

as Mistress Quickly
No Image

The Stately Ghosts of England (1965)

as Herself
Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy (1964)

as Miss Jane Marple
Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul (1964)

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

The V.I.P.s (1963)

as The Duchess of Brighton
Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop (1963)

as Miss Jane Marple
The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
Murder She Said

Murder She Said (1961)

as Miss Jane Marple
On the Double

On the Double (1961)

as Lady Vivian
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

as Aunt Dolly
Just My Luck

Just My Luck (1957)

as Mrs. Dooley
The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

as Mrs. Fazackalee
An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

as Prudence Croquet
Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara (1954)

as Clara Hilton
Mad About Men

Mad About Men (1954)

as Nurse Carey
Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store (1953)

as Miss Bacon
Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris (1953)

as Gwladys Inglott
The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus (1953)

as Miss Cynthia Beeston
Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood (1952)

as Heather Honey
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

as Miss Prism
Castle in the Air

Castle in the Air (1952)

as Miss Nicholson
Curtain Up

Curtain Up (1952)

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

as Lady Pond
Her Favourite Husband

Her Favourite Husband (1950)

as Mrs. Dotherington
The Happiest Days of Your Life

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)

as Muriel Whitchurch
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico (1949)

as Professor Hatton-Jones
Miranda

Miranda (1948)

as Nurse Carey
Meet Me at Dawn

Meet Me at Dawn (1947)

as Madame Vernorel
While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines (1947)

as Dr. Winifred Frye
Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit (1945)

as Madame Arcati
English Without Tears

English Without Tears (1944)

as Lady Christabel Beauclerk
Yellow Canary

Yellow Canary (1943)

as Mrs. Towcester
The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

as Rowena Ventnor
Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding (1941)

as Second Magistrate
Spring Meeting

Spring Meeting (1941)

as Aunt Bijou
Big Fella

Big Fella (1938)

as Nanny (uncredited)
No Image

Catch as Catch Can (1937)

as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
Beauty and the Barge

Beauty and the Barge (1937)

as Mrs. Baldwin
Talk of the Devil

Talk of the Devil (1936)

Dusty Ermine

Dusty Ermine (1936)

as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby