Margaret Rutherford
Acting

Margaret Rutherford

1892-1972

Known for Murder She Said, Murder at the Gallop, Murder Most Foul.

30 linked movie credits shown
Born05/11/1892
Died05/22/1972
AgeDied at 80
BirthplaceBalham, London, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asМаргарет Рутерфорд, Margaret Taylor Rutherford, Маргарет Тейлор Рутерфорд

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.

Movie Credits

Murder Ahoy poster

Murder Ahoy (1964)

As Miss Jane Marple

Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy

Murder Most Foul poster

Murder Most Foul (1964)

As Miss Jane Marple

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Murder at the Gallop poster

Murder at the Gallop (1963)

As Miss Jane Marple

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Mouse on the Moon poster

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

As Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

Comedy, Drama

Murder She Said poster

Murder She Said (1961)

As Miss Jane Marple

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Aunt Clara poster

Aunt Clara (1954)

As Clara Hilton

Comedy

The Runaway Bus poster

The Runaway Bus (1954)

As Miss Cynthia Beeston

Comedy, Thriller

Trouble in Store poster

Trouble in Store (1953)

As Miss Bacon

Comedy

The Happiest Days of Your Life poster

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)

As Muriel Whitchurch

Comedy

The Smallest Show on Earth poster

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

As Mrs. Fazackalee

Comedy

Passport to Pimlico poster

Passport to Pimlico (1949)

As Professor Hatton-Jones

Comedy

On the Double poster

On the Double (1961)

As Lady Vivian

War, Comedy

Innocents in Paris poster

Innocents in Paris (1953)

As Gwladys Inglott

Comedy

Her Favourite Husband poster

Her Favourite Husband (1950)

As Mrs. Dotherington

Comedy, Crime

Blithe Spirit poster

Blithe Spirit (1945)

As Madame Arcati

Comedy, Fantasy

The Demi-Paradise poster

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

As Rowena Ventnor

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Chimes at Midnight poster

Chimes at Midnight (1965)

As Mistress Quickly

Comedy, Drama, History, War

The V.I.P.s poster

The V.I.P.s (1963)

As The Duchess of Brighton

Drama

Miranda poster

Miranda (1948)

As Nurse Carey

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Beauty and the Barge poster

Beauty and the Barge (1937)

As Mrs. Baldwin

Comedy

Dusty Ermine poster

Dusty Ermine (1936)

As Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby

Drama, Crime

I'm All Right Jack poster

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

As Aunt Dolly

Comedy

The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

As Miss Prism

Comedy

English Without Tears poster

English Without Tears (1944)

As Lady Christabel Beauclerk

Comedy

Spring Meeting poster

Spring Meeting (1941)

As Aunt Bijou

Comedy

A Countess from Hong Kong poster

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

As Miss Gaulswallow

Comedy, Romance

An Alligator Named Daisy poster

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

As Prudence Croquet

Comedy, Romance

The Virgin and the Gypsy poster

The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)

As Grandma (scenes deleted)

Drama, Romance

The Alphabet Murders poster

The Alphabet Murders (1965)

As Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box (1952)

As Lady Pond

Drama