Person Details
Birthday: 1892-05-11 00:33:23
Death: 1972-05-22 00:33:23
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Balham, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Magic Box
(1952) Lady PondThe V.I.P.s
(1963) The Duchess of BrightonYellow Canary
(1943) Mrs. TowcesterThe Wacky World of Mother Goose
(1967) Mother Goose (voice)Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
(2012) Self (archive footage)The Stately Ghosts of England
(1965) HerselfDusty Ermine
(1936) Evelyn Summers aka Miss ButterbyCatch as Catch Can
(1937) 'Crafty' Maggie CarberryActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2012 | Self (archive footage) | |
1977 | N/A | |
1967 | Mother Goose (voice) | |
Princess Ilaria | ||
Miss Gaulswallow | ||
1965 | Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) | |
Mistress Quickly | ||
Herself | ||
1964 | Miss Jane Marple | |
Miss Jane Marple | ||
1963 | The Duchess of Brighton | |
Miss Jane Marple | ||
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII | ||
1962 | N/A | |
Self | ||
1961 | Miss Jane Marple | |
Lady Vivian | ||
1959 | Aunt Dolly | |
1957 | Mrs. Dooley | |
Mrs. Fazackalee | ||
1955 | Prudence Croquet | |
1954 | Clara Hilton | |
Nurse Carey | ||
1953 | Miss Bacon | |
Miss Cynthia Beeston | ||
Gwladys Inglott | ||
1952 | Miss Honey | |
Miss Prism | ||
Miss Nicholson | ||
Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire | ||
Lady Pond | ||
1950 | Mrs. Dotherington | |
Muriel Whitchurch | ||
1949 | Professor Hatton-Jones | |
1948 | Nurse Carey | |
1947 | Madame Vernorel | |
Dr. Winifred Frye | ||
1945 | Madame Arcati | |
1944 | Lady Christabel Beauclerk | |
1943 | Mrs. Towcester | |
Rowena Ventnor | ||
1941 | Second Magistrate | |
Aunt Bijou | ||
1937 | 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry | |
Mrs. Baldwin | ||
1936 | N/A | |
Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |