
Agatha Christie
Known for department: Writing
Birthday: 1890-09-14 – 1976-01-12
Place of birth: Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
2004Self (archive footage)
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
2013Self - Writer (archive footage)
Agatha Christie contre Hercule Poirot : Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd ?
2017Self (archive footage)
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991Self - Writer (archive footage)
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
2018Self - Writer (archive footage)
Le Crime en héritage : Agatha Christie crève l'écran
2019Self - Writer (archive footage)
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
2020Self - Writer (archive footage)