| Miss Jane Marple | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "The Tuesday Night Club" |
| Last appearance | Sleeping Murder |
| Created by | Agatha Christie |
| Portrayed by | Gracie Fields Margaret Rutherford Angela Lansbury Dulcie Gray Helen Hayes Ita Ever Joan Hickson Geraldine McEwan June Whitfield Julia McKenzie Isabella Parriss (playing young Miss Marple) Julie Cox (playing Miss Marple as a young woman.) Keiko Kishi (Junko Mabuchi) |
| Voiced by | Kaoru Yachigusa |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Amateur detective |
| Title | Miss |
| Family | Raymond West (nephew) David West (great-nephew) Lionel West (great-nephew) |
| Relatives | Joan West (niece-in-law) Mabel Denham (niece) Henry (uncle) Antony (cousin) Gordon (cousin) Fanny Godfrey (cousin) Lady Ethel Merridew (cousin) Thomas (uncle) Helen (aunt) Diane "Bunch" Harmon (goddaughter) |
| Religion | Church of England (Christian) |
| Nationality | British |
Miss Jane Marple is a British fictional character, that appeared in twelve of Agatha Christie's crime novels and in twenty short stories. She is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur detective. She is one of the most famous characters of crime fiction and murder mystery. Many movies and television series have been made about her investigations.