Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1892-05-11
- Day of Death1972-05-22 (80 years)
- Place of BirthBalham, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsМаргарет РутерфордMargaret Taylor RutherfordМаргарет Тейлор Рутерфорд
Margaret Rutherford
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
As: Mother Goose (voice)
- 1967
Arabella
As: Princess Ilaria
- 1967
A Countess from Hong Kong
As: Miss Gaulswallow
- 1965
The Alphabet Murders
As: Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
- 1965
Chimes at Midnight
As: Mistress Quickly
- 1964
Murder Ahoy
As: Miss Jane Marple
- 1964
Murder Most Foul
As: Miss Jane Marple
- 1963
The V.I.P.s
As: The Duchess of Brighton
- 1963
Murder at the Gallop
As: Miss Jane Marple
1963The Mouse on the Moon
As: Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
- 1961
Murder She Said
As: Miss Jane Marple
1961On the Double
As: Lady Vivian
1959I'm All Right Jack
As: Aunt Dolly
1957Just My Luck
As: Mrs. Dooley
1957The Smallest Show on Earth
As: Mrs. Fazackalee
1955An Alligator Named Daisy
As: Prudence Croquet
1954Aunt Clara
As: Clara Hilton
1954Mad About Men
As: Nurse Carey
1953Trouble in Store
As: Miss Bacon
1953The Runaway Bus
As: Miss Cynthia Beeston
1953Innocents in Paris
As: Gwladys Inglott
1952Miss Robin Hood
As: Miss Honey
1952The Importance of Being Earnest
As: Miss Prism
1952Castle in the Air
As: Miss Nicholson
1952Curtain Up
As: Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
1952The Magic Box
As: Lady Pond
1950Her Favourite Husband
As: Mrs. Dotherington
1950The Happiest Days of Your Life
As: Muriel Whitchurch
1949Passport to Pimlico
As: Professor Hatton-Jones
1948Miranda
As: Nurse Carey
1947Meet Me at Dawn
As: Madame Vernorel
1947While the Sun Shines
As: Dr. Winifred Frye
1945Blithe Spirit
As: Madame Arcati
1944English Without Tears
As: Lady Christabel Beauclerk
1943Yellow Canary
As: Mrs. Towcester
1943The Demi-Paradise
As: Rowena Ventnor
1941Quiet Wedding
As: Second Magistrate
1941Spring Meeting
As: Aunt Bijou
1938Big Fella
As: Nanny (uncredited)
1937Catch as Catch Can
As: 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
1937Beauty and the Barge
As: Mrs. Baldwin
1936Dusty Ermine
As: Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby