Margaret Rutherford

Dame Margaret Rutherford (May 11, 1892 – May 22, 1972) was a British 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.

Selected filmography

• Blithe Spirit (1945) (in which she played Madame Arcati)
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) (in which she played Miss Prism)
• The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
• The Mouse that Roared (1959)
• Murder She Said (1961)
• Murder at the Gallop (1963)
• Murder Ahoy (1964)
• Murder Most Foul (1964)
• The VIPs (1963) (Best Supporting Actress Oscar)

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