Agatha Christie
Birthday: Born in 1890-09-14 in Torquay, Devon, England
Deathday: 1976-01-12
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was made a Dame for her contribution to literature. Most of her books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics, and more than thirty feature films have been based on her work.
TV Credits
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Character: Self (archive footage)
Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes....
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
Character: Self - Author (Archive Footage)
In Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet, the actor will replicate Poirot author Christie’s journey, which spanned former British Empire territories Canada, Hawaii, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia as part of a trade mission. Each episode will feature one of the five countries....
Movie Credits
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Character: Self (archive footage)
A biopic of Agatha Christie including her 10 day disappearance....
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. Suchet is embarking on a journey to learn more about the woman who created Poirot and whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Suchet's journey takes him to the places Christie lived, the landscapes that inspired her and to meetings with people who knew the woman behind the fame and those inspired by her extraordinary legacy. He expl...
Agatha Christie contre Hercule Poirot : Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd ?
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over. But who is the woman behind her bestsellers? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of an iridescent personality whose existence and works were shaped by the tragic history of the 20th century: the eventful life of the Queen of Crime....
Le Crime en héritage : Agatha Christie crève l'écran
Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
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Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature....
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
Character: Self (archive footage)
Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her childhood that influenced her writing....