The Importance Of Being Earnest. Miss Prism (Margaret Rutherford)
Margaret Rutherford
- English
- Actor
Curtain Up. Catherine Beckwith (Margaret Rutherford)
Dame Margaret Rutherford was an English actor and star of stage, TV and film. Best known outside of her considerable comedy credits for playing Miss Marple in a number of Agatha Christie film adaptations, she starred alongside the likes of Norman Wisdom, Peter Sellers, Frankie Howerd and Leslie Phillips, and won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Aunt Dolly |
| 1958 | The Frankie Howerd Show | Self |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show On Earth | Mrs. Fazackalee |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Prudence Croquet |
| 1954 | The Runaway Bus | Miss Beeston |
| 1953 | Innocents In Paris | Gwladys Inglott |
| 1953 | Trouble In Store | Miss Bacon |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Miss Heather Honey |
| 1952 | Curtain Up | Catherine Beckwith |
| 1952 | The Importance Of Being Earnest | Miss Prism |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days Of Your Life | Muriel Whitchurch |
| 1949 | Passport To Pimlico | Professor Hatton-Jones |
| 1948 | Miranda | Nurse Cary |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati |
| 1941 | Spring Meeting | Aunt Bijou |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Margaret Rutherford on IMDb
Personal info
- Born
- Wednesday 11th May 1892
- Died
- Monday 22nd May 1972 (aged 80)
- Full name
- Margaret Taylor Rutherford
- Birth name
- Margaret Taylor Rutherford-Benn
- Title
- Dame Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford OBE - Nationality
- English
Awards
- Academy Awards (Oscars) 1964
- Best Supporting Actress (Winner)
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