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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.

Born in London, she made her stage debut in 1925 at the Old Vic. However, her appearance was such that romantic heroines were almost out of the question, and she soon established her name in comedy, appearing in many of the most successful British films of the mid-20th century. In most of these films, she had originally played the role on stage.

In 1961, she first played the film role with which she was most often associated in later life, that of Miss Marple in a series of films based on the novels of Agatha Christie.

Rutherford won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for The VIPs (1963), as the absent-minded Duchess of Brighton, opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Her husband was the actor Stringer Davis, whom she married in 1945 and with whom she often appeared. Rutherford was awarded an OBE in 1961 and in 1967 she was created a Dame of the British Empire (DBE). She was a cousin of the politician, Tony Benn.

She suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the end of her life, and died 11 days after her 80th birthday, of complications from a hip injury. She is buried along with her husband in the graveyard of St. James Church, Gerrards Cross.

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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James Church, Gerrards Cross. Smith remains a popular actress in Venezuela. She is buried along with her husband in the graveyard of St. Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s, as "Estrellita Montenegro" in Cara Sucia, a Spanish soap opera that was viewed by millions across Latin America, in the United States and Europe. During the filming of another soap opera, Milagros, she met actor Paul Martin, whom she allegedly dated. She suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the end of her life, and died 11 days after her 80th birthday, of complications from a hip injury. As a young girl, she identified deeply with Venezuela's Latin American culture. She was a cousin of the politician, Tony Benn. Born in Philadelphia, Smith grew up in Venezuela, which is the reason why she speaks Spanish perfectly.

Rutherford was awarded an OBE in 1961 and in 1967 she was created a Dame of the British Empire (DBE). Sonya Smith (born May 25, 1971) is the stage name of Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacket, a half-Venezuelan, half-American actress who is a star on the Venevision television channel. Her husband was the actor Stringer Davis, whom she married in 1945 and with whom she often appeared. Mariu (2000). Rutherford won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for The VIPs (1963), as the absent-minded Duchess of Brighton, opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Milagros (in Peru, 1999). In 1961, she first played the film role with which she was most often associated in later life, that of Miss Marple in a series of films based on the novels of Agatha Christie. Guajira (in Colombia, 1998).

In most of these films, she had originally played the role on stage. Destino de Mujer (1997). However, her appearance was such that romantic heroines were almost out of the question, and she soon established her name in comedy, appearing in many of the most successful British films of the mid-20th century. Maria Celeste (1994). Born in London, she made her stage debut in 1925 at the Old Vic. Rosangelica (1993). 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. El Desprecio (1992).

The VIPs (1963) (Best Supporting Actress Oscar). Cara Sucia (1992). Murder Most Foul (1964). Gardenia (1990). Murder Ahoy (1964). Alondra (1989). Murder at the Gallop (1963). Cristal (1986).

Murder She Said (1961). The Mouse that Roared (1959). The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950). The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) (in which she played Miss Prism).

Blithe Spirit (1945) (in which she played Madame Arcati).