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Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English 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 is best-known for her 1960s performances as Miss Marple in several films based loosely on Agatha Christie's novels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Rutherford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
She was a celebrated English character actress known for her distinct comedic style and stage-to-screen transitions in mid-20th-century British cinema.
She is widely recognized for playing Miss Marple in four 1960s mysteries and for her role as Madame Arcati in the film adaptation of Blithe Spirit.
She frequently starred alongside her husband, the actor Stringer Davis, who often appeared as her assistant or companion in her films.