Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

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...

Known For

Murder She Said

as Miss Jane Marple

Chimes at Midnight

as Mistress Quickly

Murder Most Foul

as Miss Jane Marple

Cast Credits

The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Grandma (scenes deleted)

The Wacky World of Mother Goose

as Mother Goose (voice)

Arabella

as Princess Ilaria

A Countess from Hong Kong

as Miss Gaulswallow

The Alphabet Murders

as Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)

Chimes at Midnight

as Mistress Quickly

Murder Ahoy

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Most Foul

as Miss Jane Marple

The V.I.P.s

as The Duchess of Brighton

Murder at the Gallop

as Miss Jane Marple

The Mouse on the Moon

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

Murder She Said

as Miss Jane Marple

On the Double

as Lady Vivian

I'm All Right Jack

as Aunt Dolly

Just My Luck

as Mrs. Dooley

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mrs. Fazackalee

An Alligator Named Daisy

as Prudence Croquet

Aunt Clara

as Clara Hilton

Mad About Men

as Nurse Carey

Trouble in Store

as Miss Bacon

Innocents in Paris

as Gwladys Inglott

The Runaway Bus

as Miss Cynthia Beeston

Miss Robin Hood

as Heather Honey

Castle in the Air

as Miss Nicholson

Curtain Up

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

The Magic Box

as Lady Pond

Her Favourite Husband

as Mrs. Dotherington

The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Muriel Whitchurch

Passport to Pimlico

as Professor Hatton-Jones