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
1962
Zero One
1962
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
Blithe Spirit
1945
A Countess from Hong Kong
1967
The Demi-Paradise
1943
Chimes at Midnight
1965
Murder She Said
1961
The V.I.P.s
1963
Murder Most Foul
1964
Murder at the Gallop
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
Filmography
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Zero One
· 1962
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism · 1952
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati · 1945
A Countess from Hong Kong
as Miss Gaulswallow · 1967
The Demi-Paradise
as Rowena Ventnor · 1943
Chimes at Midnight
as Mistress Quickly · 1965
Murder She Said
as Miss Jane Marple · 1961
The V.I.P.s
as The Duchess of Brighton · 1963
Murder Most Foul
as Miss Jane Marple · 1964
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Jane Marple · 1963
The Mouse on the Moon
as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII · 1963
I'm All Right Jack
as Aunt Dolly · 1959
The Alphabet Murders
as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited) · 1965
Murder Ahoy
as Miss Jane Marple · 1964
Passport to Pimlico
as Professor Hatton-Jones · 1949
Curtain Up
as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire · 1952
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Muriel Whitchurch · 1950
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Prudence Croquet · 1955
Arabella
as Princess Ilaria · 1967
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Mrs. Fazackalee · 1957
The Magic Box
as Lady Pond · 1952
Talk of the Devil
· 1936
Her Favourite Husband
as Mrs. Dotherington · 1950
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma (scenes deleted) · 1970
Trouble in Store
as Miss Bacon · 1953
On the Double
as Lady Vivian · 1961
Meet Me at Dawn
as Madame Vernorel · 1947
To See Such Fun
· 1977
Innocents in Paris
as Gwladys Inglott · 1953
Miranda
as Nurse Carey · 1948
Mad About Men
as Nurse Carey · 1954
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
as Mother Goose (voice) · 1967
Beauty and the Barge
as Mrs. Baldwin · 1937
While the Sun Shines
as Dr. Winifred Frye · 1947
Aunt Clara
as Clara Hilton · 1954
Castle in the Air
as Miss Nicholson · 1952
The Runaway Bus
as Miss Cynthia Beeston · 1953
Miss Robin Hood
as Heather Honey · 1952
English Without Tears
as Lady Christabel Beauclerk · 1944
Big Fella
as Nanny (uncredited) · 1938
Catch as Catch Can
as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry · 1937
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
as Self (archive footage) · 2012
Yellow Canary
as Mrs. Towcester · 1943
Just My Luck
as Mrs. Dooley · 1957
Quiet Wedding
as Second Magistrate · 1941
The Stately Ghosts of England
as Herself · 1965
Spring Meeting
as Aunt Bijou · 1941
Dusty Ermine
as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby · 1936