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  • Birth Name: Margaret Taylor Rutherford
  • Birth Place: Balham, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: May 11, Taurus
  • Date of Death: 05/22/1972
  • Profession: Actor
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Margaret Rutherford Fast Facts:
  • Her father, William, was mentally unstable and murdered his father Julius Benn in 1883; William later changed the family name from Benn to Rutherford.
  • Her family moved to India shortly after her birth, but after her mother died, she was sent to London to be raised by an aunt. 
  • Worked as a speech and piano teacher before training at the Old Vic and debuting on the London stage in 1933.
  • Made her film debut in 1936 in Dusty Ermine, making movies until the late 1960s, while continuing her stage career.
  • Best known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple in four films made in the '60s as well as for her comic roles in Blithe Spirit (1945) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952).
  • Became a Dame of the British Empire in 1967.
  • Margaret Rutherford Relationships:
  • Bessie Nicholson - Aunt
  • Dawn Langley Simmons - Daughter
  • Florence Rutherford - Mother
  • Julius Benn - Grandfather
  • Stringer Davis - Husband
  • Tony Benn - Cousin
  • William Benn - Father
  • Margaret Rutherford Awards:
  • 1963 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • College:
  • The Old Vic Theatre School, London, England (1925)
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