P. D. James

P. D. James

Writing

Birthday

1920/08/03

Day of death

2014/11/27 (94 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

Also know as

Phyllis Dorothy James, P.D. James

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....Read more

Acting
Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen
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(1995) Presumption: The Life of Jane Austen

as Self

Children of Men
7.6

(2006) Children of Men

as Café Customer (uncredited)

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
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(1995) Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

as Self

Prisoners of Gravity
5.7

(1989) Prisoners of Gravity

as Self

The South Bank Show
5.6

(1978) The South Bank Show

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The Big Questions
6.7

(2007) The Big Questions

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A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
7.0

(2013) A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

as Herself

Apostrophes
8.5

(1975) Apostrophes

as Self