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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Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Known For
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1952)
Miss Prism
On the Double
(1961)
Lady Vivian
Murder She Said
(1961)
Miss Jane Marple
Murder Ahoy
(1964)
Miss Jane Marple
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Miss Gaulswallow
Murder at the Gallop
(1963)
Miss Jane Marple
Chimes at Midnight
(1965)
Mistress Quickly
Murder Most Foul
(1964)
Miss Jane Marple
Blithe Spirit
(1945)
Madame Arcati
Full Filmography
Acting
Dusty Ermine
(1936)
Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby
Talk of the Devil
(1936)
Catch as Catch Can
(1937)
'Crafty' Maggie Carberry
Beauty and the Barge
(1937)
Mrs. Baldwin
Big Fella
(1938)
Nanny (uncredited)
Spring Meeting
(1941)
Aunt Bijou
Quiet Wedding
(1941)
Second Magistrate
Yellow Canary
(1943)
Mrs. Towcester
The Demi-Paradise
(1943)
Rowena Ventnor
English Without Tears
(1944)
Lady Christabel Beauclerk
Blithe Spirit
(1945)
Madame Arcati
Meet Me at Dawn
(1947)
Madame Vernorel
While the Sun Shines
(1947)
Dr. Winifred Frye
Miranda
(1948)
Nurse Carey
Passport to Pimlico
(1949)
Professor Hatton-Jones
The Happiest Days of Your Life
(1950)
Muriel Whitchurch
Her Favourite Husband
(1950)
Mrs. Dotherington
Curtain Up
(1952)
Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
Castle in the Air
(1952)
Miss Nicholson
Miss Robin Hood
(1952)
Miss Honey
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1952)
Miss Prism
The Magic Box
(1952)
Lady Pond
Innocents in Paris
(1953)
Gwladys Inglott
The Runaway Bus
(1953)
Miss Cynthia Beeston
Trouble in Store
(1953)
Miss Bacon
Mad About Men
(1954)
Nurse Carey
Aunt Clara
(1954)
Clara Hilton
An Alligator Named Daisy
(1955)
Prudence Croquet
The Smallest Show on Earth
(1957)
Mrs. Fazackalee
Just My Luck
(1957)
Mrs. Dooley
I'm All Right Jack
(1959)
Aunt Dolly
On the Double
(1961)
Lady Vivian
Murder She Said
(1961)
Miss Jane Marple
The Mouse on the Moon
(1963)
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
The V.I.P.s
(1963)
The Duchess of Brighton
Murder at the Gallop
(1963)
Miss Jane Marple
Murder Ahoy
(1964)
Miss Jane Marple
Murder Most Foul
(1964)
Miss Jane Marple
The Alphabet Murders
(1965)
Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
The Stately Ghosts of England
(1965)
Herself
Chimes at Midnight
(1965)
Mistress Quickly
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
(1967)
Mother Goose (voice)
Arabella
(1967)
Princess Ilaria
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Miss Gaulswallow
To See Such Fun
(1977)
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
(2012)
Self (archive footage)