After 12 seasons, Jessica Fletcher solved her final crime on May 19, 1996. And its plot had some subtle parallels to the actual circumstances behind Murder, She Wrote‘s cancellation. In 1995 ...

The Irish-British-American actor was best known for her leading role in the long-running US TV show Murder, She Wrote, in which she played Jessica Fletcher, a crime writer turned amateur detective.

The Academy Award winner, 66, is reportedly the top choice for the Jessica Fletcher role in an upcoming Murder, She Wrote movie adaptation ... A rep for Universal Pictures had no comment when ...

Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) is on a train headed for El Paso, Texas. She shares a table in the dining car with a woman who subsequently vanishes, leaving her purse on the table.