Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Actor

Balham, London, England, UK
May 11, 1892

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.

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Representative Works

Murder She Said
Murder She Said
7.3
/ English
Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy
7.1
/ English
Curtain Up
Curtain Up
7.2
/ English
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
7.2
/ English
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
7.0
/ English
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul
7.1
/ English
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
6.1
/ English
Arabella
Arabella
7.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Countess from Hong Kong
1967Nominee

Best Performance

A Countess from Hong Kong

Murder She Said
1961Nominee

Best Performance

Murder She Said

Murder Ahoy
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Murder Ahoy

Career Highlights

Curtain Up
1952Highlight

Best Performance

Curtain Up

Chimes at Midnight
1965Highlight

Best Performance

Chimes at Midnight