Date of Birth
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11-May-1892
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Place of Birth
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Balham
(London Borough of Wandsworth, London)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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Margaret Taylor Rutherford, Dame Margaret Rutherford, Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE
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Profession
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Actor
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Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. In 1963 she won the best supporting actress Oscar as The Duchess of Brighton in The VIPs.
She is probably best known for her 1960s performances as Miss Marple in several films based loosely on Agatha Christie's novels.
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