Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, was an English actress of stage, television and film. She first came to prominence following the Second World War 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). In the early 1960s she starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967.
Margaret Rutherford
Active - 1936 - 2014 |
Birth - May 11, 1892 |
Death - May 22, 1972 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery-Suspense
|
Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Musical, Biographical Film, Satire, Black Comedy Film
Biography by Wikipedia
Movie Highlights
Additional Information
Aliases
Dame Margaret Rutherford, Margaret Taylor Rutherford-
All Genres
-
All Subgenres