Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972) was an English actress known for her comic performances and for playing Miss Marple in four films.

Dame Edith Evans: Dame Edith Evans was an English stage and screen actress celebrated for her classical roles. Evans and Rutherford were prominent contemporaries in British theatre, though known for contrasting performance styles.
Murder She Said: Murder She Said is a 1961 British mystery film starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. This first Rutherford Marple film established her distinctive screen interpretation.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress honors a performance in a supporting film role. Rutherford won the award for The V.I.P.s in 1964.
Joan Hickson: Joan Hickson was an English actress who played Miss Marple in the 1980s and 1990s television adaptations. Hickson’s restrained portrayal contrasts with Rutherford’s exuberant comic interpretation.
Dame Sybil Thorndike: Dame Sybil Thorndike was an English actress whose career spanned stage, film, and radio. Thorndike shared Rutherford’s generation of influential British stage performers.
Murder at the Gallop: Murder at the Gallop is a 1963 British mystery comedy starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. The second film made her Marple a more overtly comic, energetic detective.
BAFTA Award for Best British Actress: The BAFTA Award for Best British Actress was a former British Academy film award category. Rutherford received the award for her performance in The V.I.P.s.
Angela Lansbury: Angela Lansbury was an English-American actress who played Miss Marple in the 1980 film The Mirror Crack’d. Lansbury’s single film portrayal offers a different screen version of Christie’s detective.
Agatha Christie: Agatha Christie was an English writer of detective fiction, including the Miss Marple novels. Christie created the fictional detective Rutherford portrayed on screen.
Murder Most Foul: Murder Most Foul is a 1964 British mystery comedy featuring Rutherford as Miss Marple. Rutherford’s Marple investigates a murder within an amateur theatre company.

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