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

Chimes at Midnight

as Mistress Quickly

Murder She Said

as Miss Jane Marple

A Countess from Hong Kong

as Miss Gaulswallow

Murder at the Gallop

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Most Foul

as Miss Jane Marple

Blithe Spirit

as Madame Arcati

Murder Ahoy

as Miss Jane Marple

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Miss Prism

Passport to Pimlico

as Professor Hatton-Jones

I'm All Right Jack

as Aunt Dolly