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Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972)

Actress

One is always at pains to locate a reference to Margaret Rutherford which does not characterize her as either jut-chinned, eccentric or both. But such, taken together, made for the charm of the woman. The combination of those most mundane of attributes has led some to suggest that she was made for the role of Agatha Christie's indomitable sleuth... See full bio »

Born:

Margaret Taylor Rutherford
in Balham, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 80) in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Mother Goose (voice)
 
1967 Arabella
Princess Ilaria
 
1967 A Countess from Hong Kong
Miss Gaulswallow
 
1966 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1966) … Storyteller
– The Tale of Mr. Tod (1966) … Storyteller
– The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1966) … Storyteller
– The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1966) … Storyteller
– The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1966) … Storyteller
 
1965 Chimes at Midnight
Mistress Quickly
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders
Miss Jane Marple (uncredited)
 
1965 The Stately Ghosts of England (TV movie)
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
Miss Marple
 
1964 Murder Most Foul
Miss Jane Marple
 
1963 Murder at the Gallop
Miss Marple
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
The Duchess of Brighton
 
1963 The Mouse on the Moon
Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mary Smith
– The Kidnapping of Mary Smith (1963) … Mary Smith
 
1962 Zero One (TV series)
Miss Pendenny
– The Liar (1962) … Miss Pendenny
 
1961 On the Double
Lady Vivian
 
1961 Murder She Said
Miss Marple
 
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Emily Blagdon
– The Two Wise Virgins of Hove (1960) … Emily Blagdon
 
1960 The Day After Tomorrow (TV movie)
Amy Carr
 
1959 I'm All Right Jack
Aunt Dolly
 
1959 Farewell, Farewell, Eugene (TV movie)
Miverva Goody
 
1950-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Miss Hargreaves
– The Noble Spaniard (1958)
– Miss Hargreaves (1950) … Miss Hargreaves
 
1957 Just My Luck
Mrs. Dooley
 
1957 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Cynthia Gordon
– The Kissing Bandit (1957) … Cynthia Gordon
 
1957 Big Time Operators
Mrs. Fazackalee
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Prudence Croquet
 
1954 Aunt Clara
Clara Hilton
 
1954 Mad About Men
Nurse Carey
 
1954 The Runaway Bus
Miss Cynthia Beeston
 
1953 Trouble in Store
Miss Bacon
 
1953 Innocents in Paris
Gwladys Inglott
 
1952 Miss Robin Hood
Miss Honey
 
1952 Castle in the Air
Miss Nicholson
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism
 
1952 Curtain Up
Catherine Beckwith/Jeremy St. Claire
 
1951 The Magic Box
Lady Pond
 
1950 The Taming of Dorothy
Mrs. Dotherington
 
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
Muriel Whitchurch
 
1949 Passport to Pimlico
Professor Hatton-Jones
 
1948 Miranda
Nurse Carey
 
1947 While the Sun Shines
Dr. Winifred Frye
 
1947 Meet Me at Dawn
Madame Vernorel
 
1946 The Importance of Being Earnest (TV movie)
Lady Bracknell
 
1945 Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
 
1944 Her Man Gilbey
Lady Christabel Beauclerk
 
1943 Adventure for Two
Rowena Ventnor
 
1943 Yellow Canary
Mrs. Towcester
 
1941 Three Wise Brides
Aunt Bijou
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
Magistrate
 
1938 Spring Meeting (TV movie)
 
1938 Have You Brought Your Music? (TV movie)
 
1937 Missing, Believed Married
Lady Parke
 
1937 Catch As Catch Can
Maggie Carberry
 
1937 Big Fella
Nanny (uncredited)
 
1937 Beauty and the Barge
Mrs. Baldwin
 
1936 Talk of the Devil
Housekeeper
 
1936 Hideout in the Alps
Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby, old gang moll
 
1936 Troubled Waters
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 18.15 Uhr ab Ostkreuz (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1970 London aktuell (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1970) … Herself (scenes deleted)
 
1966 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 February 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1964 Variety Club Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.31 (1962) … Herself
 
1958 The Frankie Howerd Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Die wahre Miss Marple - Der kuriose Fall Margaret Rutherford (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 London Tonight (TV series)
 
1995-1997 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (TV documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1925-1926) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Much Ado About Nothing," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Baliol Holloway, Frank Vosper, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, John Garside, Esmond Knight, Neil Porter, and Nell Carter in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dame Margaret Rutherford
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I hope I'm an individual. I suppose an eccentric is a super individual. Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal. See more »

Trivia:

She was interred at Saint James Churchyard in Gerrards Cross, Buckinhamshire, England with her husband, Stringer Davis. Her epitaph reads "A Blithe Spirit.". See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus