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Margaret Rutherford
Acting
Born: May 11, 1892
Balham, London, England, UK
Biography
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She is best-known for her 1960s performances as Miss Marple in several films based loosely on Agatha Christie's novels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism

Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati

The Smallest Show on Earth
as Mrs. Fazackalee

Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Jane Marple

Passport to Pimlico
as Professor Hatton-Jones

The Magic Box
as Lady Pond

Murder She Said
as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Ahoy
as Miss Jane Marple

On the Double
as Lady Vivian

Murder Most Foul
as Miss Jane Marple