Margaret Rutherford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1892-05-11

Day of death

1972-05-22 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Balham, London, England, UK

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 from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Her Favourite Husband

    Her Favourite Husband

  • An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator Named Daisy

  • The Mouse on the Moon

    The Mouse on the Moon

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • English Without Tears

    English Without Tears

  • Innocents in Paris

    Innocents in Paris

  • Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to Pimlico

  • While the Sun Shines

    While the Sun Shines

  • Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit

  • Quiet Wedding

    Quiet Wedding

  • The Happiest Days of Your Life

    The Happiest Days of Your Life

  • Dusty Ermine

    Dusty Ermine

  • The Smallest Show on Earth

    The Smallest Show on Earth

  • Castle in the Air

    Castle in the Air

  • Mad About Men

    Mad About Men

  • Miranda

    Miranda

  • On the Double

    On the Double

  • Spring Meeting

    Spring Meeting

  • Catch as Catch Can

    Catch as Catch Can

  • A Countess from Hong Kong

    A Countess from Hong Kong

  • Miss Robin Hood

    Miss Robin Hood

  • Trouble in Store

    Trouble in Store

  • Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

  • I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

  • The Wacky World of Mother Goose

    The Wacky World of Mother Goose

  • The Demi-Paradise

    The Demi-Paradise

  • Arabella

    Arabella

  • The Runaway Bus

    The Runaway Bus

  • Murder at the Gallop

    Murder at the Gallop

  • Murder Ahoy

    Murder Ahoy

  • The Alphabet Murders

    The Alphabet Murders

  • Zero One

    Zero One

  • Meet Me at Dawn

    Meet Me at Dawn

  • Murder Most Foul

    Murder Most Foul

  • Aunt Clara

    Aunt Clara

  • Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

  • The Stately Ghosts of England

    The Stately Ghosts of England

  • Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

    Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

  • Curtain Up

    Curtain Up

  • Chimes at Midnight

    Chimes at Midnight

  • The V.I.P.s

    The V.I.P.s

  • Yellow Canary

    Yellow Canary

  • To See Such Fun

    To See Such Fun

  • The Virgin and the Gypsy

    The Virgin and the Gypsy

  • Talk of the Devil

    Talk of the Devil

  • Big Fella

    Big Fella

  • Beauty and the Barge

    Beauty and the Barge