Dame Margaret Rutherford: Quick Facts


Facts

Born May 11, 1892 • London • England
Died May 22, 1972 (aged 80) • England
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1964)

Photos


Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
British actress Maggie Smith smiling, wearing a light-colored jacket over a dark top, with short gray hair, at an event in 2015.
Maggie Smith
British actress
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
English actor, director, writer, and humanitarian
scene from the film Separate Tables
Dame Wendy Hiller
British actress
Helen Mirren smiles on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, wearing a yellow gown and an ornate emerald and diamond necklace with matching earrings.
Helen Mirren
British actress
Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Tilda Swinton poses for a portrait with short, swept-back blond hair and bright red lipstick, wearing a textured black jacket against a neutral background.
Tilda Swinton
Scottish actress
Glenda Jackson smiling and holding her Academy Award for Best Actress, wearing a patterned blouse, outdoors in London.
Glenda Jackson
British actress and politician
Rachel Weisz smiling and seated at a table, wearing a black blouse with white polka dots against a dark background.
Rachel Weisz
British actress
John Mills in Ryan's Daughter
John Mills
British actor
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Peggy Ashcroft
British actress
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Robert Donat
British actor
Sir Ian McKellen smiling, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and patterned scarf at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in London.
Ian McKellen
British actor
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
British actor
Colin Firth smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette in front of a backdrop with Oscar logos.
Colin Firth
British actor
Helena Bonham Carter wearing a red velvet jacket and red beaded earrings, standing in front of a Save the Children event backdrop.
Helena Bonham Carter
British actress
Alec Guinness as Macbeth
Alec Guinness
British actor
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
British-born actress