Margaret Rutherford‘s solemnity was, of course, an invaluable asset in her acting of farce. With an unfailing instinct for execution and timing, there was always a hint of sadness, as in many of the greatest comedians, behind the comicality of her performances […]. Never slender or good-looking, Margaret Rutherford had extraordinary charm […]. She achieved transatlantic popularity for her portrayal of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple in several films, beginning with Murder she Said. — John Gielgud