Margaret Rutherford

Biography

Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford was a renowned English character actress who rose to fame following World War II in film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s (1963). Rutherford also starred as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films, solidifying her legacy.