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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Chimes at Midnight (1965) — Mistress Quickly
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Murder She Said (1961) — Miss Jane Marple
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A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) — Miss Gaulswallow
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Murder at the Gallop (1963) — Miss Jane Marple
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Murder Most Foul (1964) — Miss Jane Marple
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Blithe Spirit (1945) — Madame Arcati
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Murder Ahoy (1964) — Miss Jane Marple
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) — Miss Prism
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Passport to Pimlico (1949) — Professor Hatton-Jones
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I'm All Right Jack (1959) — Aunt Dolly
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The V.I.P.s (1963) — The Duchess of Brighton
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The Alphabet Murders (1965) — Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
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The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) — Muriel Whitchurch
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) — Mrs. Fazackalee
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The Mouse on the Moon (1963) — Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
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Miranda (1948) — Nurse Carey
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The Magic Box (1952) — Lady Pond
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Trouble in Store (1953) — Miss Bacon
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Mad About Men (1954) — Nurse Carey
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On the Double (1961) — Lady Vivian
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Innocents in Paris (1953) — Gwladys Inglott
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Yellow Canary (1943) — Mrs. Towcester
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The Runaway Bus (1953) — Miss Cynthia Beeston
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Just My Luck (1957) — Mrs. Dooley
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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Miss Robin Hood (1952) — Heather Honey
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The Demi-Paradise (1943) — Rowena Ventnor
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The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) — Grandma (scenes deleted)
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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012) — Self (archive footage)
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English Without Tears (1944) — Lady Christabel Beauclerk
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Dusty Ermine (1936) — Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
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Quiet Wedding (1941) — Second Magistrate
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An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) — Prudence Croquet
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Big Fella (1938) — Nanny (uncredited)
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Aunt Clara (1954) — Clara Hilton
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Curtain Up (1952) — Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
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Her Favourite Husband (1950) — Mrs. Dotherington
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Spring Meeting (1941) — Aunt Bijou
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Beauty and the Barge (1937) — Mrs. Baldwin
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Castle in the Air (1952) — Miss Nicholson