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Margaret Rutherford
Actress 1892 - 1972

Margaret Rutherford

Balham, London, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Campanadas a medianoche
Character Mistress Quickly
Shot from The Smallest Show on Earth
Character Mrs. Fazackalee
Shot from Murder She Said
Character Miss Jane Marple
Shot from Passport to Pimlico
Character Professor Hatton-Jones
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Character Madame Arcati
Title screen of A Countess from Hong Kong No snapshots yet
Character Miss Gaulswallow
Arabella No snapshots yet
Character Princess Ilaria

Arabella

1967

Title screen of Murder Ahoy No snapshots yet
Character Miss Jane Marple
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Character Miss Jane Marple
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Character Miss Jane Marple
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Character Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
The V.I.P.s No snapshots yet
Character The Duchess of Brighton
Title screen of I'm All Right Jack No snapshots yet
Character Aunt Dolly
Mad About Men No snapshots yet
Character Nurse Carey
Innocents in Paris No snapshots yet
Character Gwladys Inglott
The Importance of Being Earnest No snapshots yet
Character Miss Prism
The Magic Box No snapshots yet
Character Lady Pond
Her Favourite Husband No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Dotherington

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

22 titles
Arabella
Arabella 1967
A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong 1967
Campanadas a medianoche
Campanadas a medianoche 1965
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul 1964
Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy 1964
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s 1963
The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon 1963
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop 1963
Murder She Said
Murder She Said 1961
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack 1959
The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth 1957
Mad About Men
Mad About Men 1954
Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris 1953
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 1952
The Magic Box
The Magic Box 1951
Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband 1950
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico 1949
Miranda
Miranda 1948
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit 1945
The Demi-Paradise
The Demi-Paradise 1943
Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting 1941
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding 1941

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