P. D. James
Writing
August 3, 1920
Died November 27, 2014 (94 years old)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
8
Acting Credits
Biography
Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (August 3, 1920 – November 27, 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh. James was born in Oxford, the daughter of Sidney Victor James, a tax inspector, and his wife, Dorothy Mary James. She was educated at the British School in Ludlow and Cambridge High School for Girls....
Known For
Filmography
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
2013
as Self
7.6
The Big Questions
2007
as Self
6.7
Children of Men
2006
as Café Customer (uncredited)
7.6
Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen
1995
as Self
10
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
1995
as Self
10
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
5.9
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self
5.6
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
8.5