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Acting

Margaret Rutherford

Career: Active from 1936 to 1967, busiest in 1952 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 17
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Chimes at Midnight
87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role
1964 · Won · 36th Academy Awards
The V.I.P.s
Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Margaret Rutherford played, best-known titles first.

Margaret Rutherford as Aunt Dolly

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Margaret Rutherford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.7, average 5.4
Violence
1.8, average 4.1
Psychological
3.6, average 5.5
Adrenaline
3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic British Comedy 5
Amateur Detective 4
Nostalgic Charm 4
Classic British Mystery 3
Witty Banter 3
Character-Driven 3
Witty Dialogue 3
Quaint Charm 3
Lighthearted 3
Miss Marple 2
Gentle Suspense 2
Escapist Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 38

The Virgin and the Gypsy

38

as Grandma (scenes deleted)

1960s

13 titles · average score 61

Arabella

as Princess Ilaria

The Wacky World of Mother Goose

37

as Mother Goose (voice)

A Countess from Hong Kong

49

as Miss Gaulswallow

Chimes at Midnight

87

as Mistress Quickly

Murder Most Foul

70

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Ahoy

66

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder at the Gallop

86

as Miss Jane Marple

The Mouse on the Moon

59

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII

The V.I.P.s

35

as The Duchess of Brighton

Zero One

TV show

Murder She Said

82

as Miss Jane Marple

On the Double

63

as Lady Vivian

1950s

16 titles · average score 64

I'm All Right Jack

77

as Aunt Dolly

The Smallest Show on Earth

68

as Mrs. Fazackalee

Just My Luck

61

as Mrs. Dooley

Aunt Clara

57

as Clara Hilton

Trouble in Store

65

as Miss Bacon

The Runaway Bus

64

as Miss Cynthia Beeston

Curtain Up

67

as Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

The Importance of Being Earnest

81

as Miss Prism

Miss Robin Hood

58

as Heather Honey

Castle in the Air

66

as Miss Nicholson

The Happiest Days of Your Life

72

as Muriel Whitchurch

Her Favourite Husband

as Mrs. Dotherington

1940s

10 titles · average score 66

Passport to Pimlico

83

as Professor Hatton-Jones

Miranda

63

as Nurse Carey

Meet Me at Dawn

as Madame Vernorel

While the Sun Shines

as Dr. Winifred Frye

Blithe Spirit

74

as Madame Arcati

English Without Tears

61

as Lady Christabel Beauclerk

The Demi-Paradise

62

as Rowena Ventnor

Yellow Canary

50

as Mrs. Towcester

Spring Meeting

as Aunt Bijou

Quiet Wedding

as Second Magistrate

1930s

4 titles · average score 62

Big Fella

65

as Nanny (uncredited)

Beauty and the Barge

as Mrs. Baldwin

Catch as Catch Can

as 'Crafty' Maggie Carberry

Dusty Ermine

60

as Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby