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Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television.. She came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s (1963).
Margaret Rutherford. Actress: The V.I.P.s. Rare is the reference to Margaret Rutherford that doesn't characterize her as either jut-chinned, eccentric, or both. 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, Jane Marple, whom Rutherford portrayed in four films between 1961 and 1964 plus in an ...
Between 1961 and 1964 Margaret Rutherford starred in four classic Miss Marple films, three of which were based on Agatha Christie stories.Murder She Said (19...
Margaret Rutherford. Actress: The V.I.P.s. Rare is the reference to Margaret Rutherford that doesn't characterize her as either jut-chinned, eccentric, or both. 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, Jane Marple, whom Rutherford portrayed in four films between 1961 and 1964 plus in an ...
Jul 22, 2021 · A celebration of one of the big-screens best loved character actresses, Dame Margaret Rutherford. We take a look at her outstanding film career, from Madame ...
Margaret Rutherford was an Academy Award-winning British actress, who mesmerized the audience with her memorable performances both on stage and screen. She was given her mother’s surname because her father was a mental patient. Her aunt raised her in London where she developed an interest in acting while studying in school.
Jun 27, 2024 · Dame Margaret Rutherford was an actress who was popular on the British stage and screen from the 1930s in roles as a lovable English eccentric. Rutherford was raised by two aunts who encouraged her interest in the theatre. After teaching piano for five years and elocution for three, she entered the
But back to Margaret herself – Rutherford made her first appearance in London’s West End theatres in 1933 but her talent was not recognised by the critics until her performance as Miss Prism in the play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ (1939). In summer 1941, Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” opened on the London stage, with Coward himself directing.
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.
Jan 1, 2015 · Margaret Rutherford wasn't just one of the best British actresses of the last century or so, she was probably the most popular. No-one could play the slightly eccentric old woman as well as this glorious comedienne and her performances remain one of the purest delights in cinema.
