Jessica Fletcher

Jessica Fletcher
Murder, She Wrote character
First appearance"The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" (1984)
Last appearanceMurder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003, TV movie)
Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove (2012, video game)
Created byPeter S. Fischer
Richard Levinson[1]
William Link
Portrayed byAngela Lansbury
Voiced byPhoebe Moyer (video games)
In-universe information
Full nameJessica Beatrice Fletcher (née MacGill)
AliasJ. B. Fletcher
NicknameJess
Jessie
Occupation
SpouseFrank Fletcher (deceased)
RelativesMarshall MacGill (brother)
Martin MacGill (brother)
Neil Fletcher (brother in-law)
Constance Fletcher (sister in-law)
Cyrus (uncle)
Walter (uncle)
Eamonn MacGill (great-uncle)
Harriet Lanihan (aunt)
Grady Fletcher (nephew)
Johnny Eaton (nephew)
Pamela MacGill Crane (niece)
Tracy MacGill (niece)
Victoria Brandon Griffin (niece)
Carol Donovan (niece)
Audrey Fletcher Bannister (niece)
Nita Cochran (niece)
Jill Morton (niece)
Carrie Palmer (niece)
Emma MacGill (cousin)
Abby Benton Freestone (cousin)
Ann Owens Arden (cousin)
Helen Owens (cousin)
George Owens (cousin)
Frankie Fletcher
Billy Donovan
Cindy Donovan
Carol Bannister
HomeCabot Cove, Maine, United States
NationalityAmerican

Jessica Beatrice "J. B." Fletcher (born Jessica Beatrice MacGill) is a fictional detective and writer and the main character and protagonist of the American television series Murder, She Wrote. Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Fletcher is a best-selling author of mystery novels, an English teacher, amateur detective, criminology professor, and (briefly) congresswoman. In 2004, Fletcher was listed in Bravo's "100 Greatest TV Characters".[2] AOL named her one of the "100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters".[3] The same website listed her among "TV's Smartest Detectives".[4] She was ranked at number six on Sleuth Channel's poll of "America's Top Sleuths".[5] Guinness World Records called her the "most prolific amateur sleuth".[6]

  1. ^ Silden, Isobel (August 17, 1989). "It's No Crime When Yesterday's Stars Get Into 'Murder'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bravo > 100 Greatest TV Characters". Bravo. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
  3. ^ Potts, Kim (March 2, 2011). "100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters". AOL TV. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "TV's Smartest Detectives". AOL TV. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "America's Top Sleuths". 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Most prolific amateur sleuth". Guinness World Records. Jim Pattison Group. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

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