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Lynda La Plante

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English writer and actress

United KingdomWritersBorn 1943 · age 83
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Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE is an English author, screenwriter and former actress. She created and wrote the police procedural television series Prime Suspect.

Awards 2

1993Edgar Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE is an English author, screenwriter and former actress. She created and wrote the police procedural television series Prime Suspect. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Association of Britain's Diamond Dagger award for her outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime and mystery fiction genre.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83
Written about in
15 languages

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