Margaret RutherfordDame 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
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James Church, Gerrards Cross. The couple has a little daughter and spends all their spare time on the ranch they own in Texas. She is buried along with her husband in the graveyard of St. Stowe is married to actor Brian Benben, with whom she acted in a TV film in 1981. 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. In 1998 she came back and acted in The Proposition, her first film after this interruption . She was a cousin of the politician, Tony Benn. Stowe left in 1996 her work for a few years in order to concentrate on motherhood. Rutherford was awarded an OBE in 1961 and in 1967 she was created a Dame of the British Empire (DBE). She was a touching blind musician in the thriller Blink, co-starring Aidan Quinn, and a sympathetic psychiatrist in the science-fiction movie Twelve Monkeys. Her husband was the actor Stringer Davis, whom she married in 1945 and with whom she often appeared. Director Robert Altman encouraged Stowe to play a part in Short Cuts, in which she gave one of her best screen performances. 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. Thereafter, several roles in major films followed. 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. In 1992 Stowe finally had her big chance when she was offered a leading role in The Last of the Mohicans, together with Daniel Day-Lewis. In most of these films, she had originally played the role on stage. A few of her interpretations of this period became however well-known to the public, as it was the case of Stakeout, in 1987, opposite Richard Dreyfuss, and Revenge, in 1990, co-starring Kevin Costner. 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. Stowe performed during nearly fifteen years mostly in minor roles as supporting actress in TV films and cinema movies. Born in London, she made her stage debut in 1925 at the Old Vic. Not too interested in her classes, Stowe volunteered doing performances at the Solaris, a Beverly Hills theater, where a movie agent saw her in a play, and got her offers for several appearances in TV films and cinema movies. 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. She then studied cinema and journalism at Southern California University. The VIPs (1963) (Best Supporting Actress Oscar). When she was 10, Stowe began taking piano lessons with the aim to become a concert pianist, but she gave up when her instructor died some years later. Murder Most Foul (1964). Her father suffered from multiple sclerosis, which threw a shadow of sadness over her childhood. Murder Ahoy (1964). Her father was North American and her mother had immigrated from Costa Rica when she was a young woman. Murder at the Gallop (1963). She was born in Eagle Rock, a community next to Los Angeles, California, as the eldest of three sisters. Murder She Said (1961). Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. The Mouse that Roared (1959). Stakeout (1987). The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950). Worth Winning (1989). The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) (in which she played Miss Prism). Tropical Snow (1989). Blithe Spirit (1945) (in which she played Madame Arcati). Revenge (1990). The Two Jakes (1990). Closet Land (1991). Unlawful Entry (1992). The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Another Stakeout (1993). Short Cuts (1993). Blink (1994). China Moon (1994). Bad Girls (1994). Twelve Monkeys (1995). The Proposition (1998). Playing by Heart (1998). The General's Daughter (1999). Impostor (2002). We Were Soldiers (2002). Avenging Angelo (2002). Octane (2003). |