Margaret Rutherford



First NameMargaret
Last NameRutherford
Age80 (age at death)
Date of BirthMay 11, 1892
Date of DeathMay 22, 1972
Star SignTaurus
Occupation CategoryActress

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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Filmography

Selected Margaret Rutherford film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1967
Miss Gaulswallow

1967
Princess Ilaria

1967
Wacky World of Mother Goose
Mother Goose

1965
Mistress Quickly

1965
Miss Jane Marple

1965
Jackanory
Storyteller

1964
Miss Marple

1964
Miss Jane Marple

1963
Miss Marple

1963
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

1963
The Duchess of Brighton

1961
Miss Jane Marple

1961
Lady Vivian

1959
Aunt Dolly

1957
Mrs. Fazackalee

1957
Mrs. Dooley

1955
Prudence Croquet

1954
Nurse Carey

1954
Miss Cynthia Beeston

1954
Aunt Clara
Clara Hilton

1953
Gwladys Inglott

1953
Trouble in Store
Miss Bacon

1952
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Honey

1952
Miss Letitia Prism

1952
Castle in the Air
Miss Nicholson

1952
Curtain Up
Catherine Beckwith, Jeremy St. Claire

1951
The Magic Box
Lady Pond

1950
Muriel Whitchurch

1950
Mrs. Dotherington

1949
Professor Hatton-Jones

1948
Nurse Carey

1947
Meet Me at Dawn
Madame Vernorel

1947
While the Sun Shines
Dr. Winifred Frye

1945
Madame Arcati

1944
Her Man Gilbey
Lady Christabel Beauclerk

1943
Adventure for Two
Rowena Ventnor

1943
Mrs. Towcester

1941
Quiet Wedding
Magistrate

1941
Three Wise Brides
Aunt Bijou

1937
Big Fella
Nanny

1937
Catch As Catch Can
Maggie Carberry

1937
Beauty and the Barge
Mrs. Baldwin

1937
Missing, Believed Married
Lady Parke

1936
Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby, old gang moll

1936
Talk of the Devil
Housekeeper

1936
Troubled Waters
Bit Role

Thanks Credits






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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Marple
Margaret Rutherford
Murder Ahoy (1964)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Margaret Rutherford