How many actresses have played Jane Marple?
Miss Marple
| Miss Jane Marple | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Agatha Christie |
| Portrayed by | Gracie Fields Margaret Rutherford Angela Lansbury Dulcie Gray Helen Hayes Ita Ever Joan Hickson Geraldine McEwan June Whitfield Julia McKenzie Isabella Parriss (playing young Miss Marple) Renée Michels Julie Cox (playing Miss Marple as a young woman) |
How many Miss Marples have there been?
12
Miss Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie, starring Joan Hickson in the title role. It aired from 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992 on BBC One. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised.
Who played Miss Marple best?
Margaret Rutherford
1 Margaret Rutherford The first, best, and most definitive portrayal of Miss Marple belongs to Margaret Rutherford, the London-born actress who first played the part in the 1962 adaptation of The Mirror Crack’d Side to Side.
How old was the actress who played Miss Marple?
Born in 1906, the Northampton-born actress starred in the BBC’s Miss Marple from 1984 to 1992 and, like the character, was herself an octogenarian for most of the series’ run. The show ran for three seasons, adapting all 12 of Christie’s original novels.
Who was the lead actress in Agatha Christies Miss Marple?
Julia McKenzie (2009–2013) Taking over from Geraldine McEwan as the lead of ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Marple series in 2009, English musical theatre star Julia McKenzie played Miss Marple for three seasons until 2013’s Endless Night. Among the guest stars during her run was another detective – future Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch!
How old was Joan Hickson when she played Miss Marple?
Joan Hickson received two BAFTA nominations for her Miss Marple, but had the even greater honour of being written to by Agatha Christie, long before she was old enough to take on the role of Marple. Christie had seen her performance in a stage version of Appointment with Death and wrote, “I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple”.
Who is Miss Marple from the Tuesday night club?
The spinster from the village of St. Mary Mead is one of the best known of Agatha Christie’s characters, alongside a certain mustachioed Belgian sleuth. Miss Marple first appeared in a short story published in The Royal Magazine in December 1927, titled The Tuesday Night Club.