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.

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Known For

The Virgin and the Gypsy 1970 ★ 3.1

A Countess from Hong Kong 1967 ★ 6.0

Arabella 1967 ★ 7.5

Chimes at Midnight 1965 ★ 7.2

The Alphabet Murders 1965 ★ 5.9

Murder Most Foul 1964 ★ 7.1

Murder Ahoy 1964 ★ 7.1

The V.I.P.s 1963 ★ 6.1

Murder at the Gallop 1963 ★ 7.1

The Mouse on the Moon 1963 ★ 6.3

Zero One 1962 ★ 6.0

Murder She Said 1961 ★ 7.3

On the Double 1961 ★ 7.0

I'm All Right Jack 1959 ★ 6.6

The Smallest Show on Earth 1957 ★ 6.7

An Alligator Named Daisy 1955 ★ 6.4

Aunt Clara 1954 ★ 5.0

Innocents in Paris 1953 ★ 5.2

Curtain Up 1952 ★ 7.2

The Importance of Being Earnest 1952 ★ 7.2

Blithe Spirit 1945 ★ 7.0

Big Fella 1938 ★ 7.3

Beauty and the Barge 1937 ★ 6.7

Talk of the Devil 1936 ★ 8.0