Jessica Fletcher

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Jessica Fletcher
Murder, She Wrote character
First appearance"The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" (1984)
Last appearanceMurder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003, TV movie)
Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove (2012, video game)
Created byPeter S. Fischer
Richard Levinson[1]
William Link
Portrayed byAngela Lansbury
Voiced byPhoebe Moyer (video games)
In-universe information
Full nameJessica Beatrice Fletcher (née MacGill)
AliasJ. B. Fletcher
NicknameJess
Jessie
Occupation
Family
  • Marshall MacGill (brother)
  • Martin MacGill (brother)
  • Two unnamed sisters
SpouseFrank Fletcher (deceased)
Relatives
  • Eamonn MacGill (great-uncle)
  • Harriet Lanihan (aunt)
  • Cyrus (uncle)
  • Walter (uncle)
  • Pamela MacGill Crane (niece)
  • Tracy MacGill (niece)
  • Victoria Brandon Griffin (niece)
  • Grady Fletcher (nephew)
  • Carol Donovan (niece)
  • Johnny Eaton (nephew)
  • Audrey Fletcher Bannister (niece)
  • Nita Cochran (niece)
  • Jill Morton (niece)
  • Carrie Palmer (niece)
  • Emma MacGill (cousin)
  • Abby Benton Freestone (cousin)
  • Ann Owens Arden (cousin)
  • Helen Owens (cousin)
  • George Owens (cousin)
  • Frankie Fletcher (great-nephew)
  • Carol Bannister (great-niece)
  • Billy Donovan (great-nephew)
  • Cindy Donovan (great-niece)
  • Neil Fletcher (brother-in-law)
  • Constance Fletcher (sister-in-law)
HomeCabot Cove, Maine, United States
NationalityAmerican
This article is part of
a series about
Angela Lansbury

Jessica Beatrice "J. B." Fletcher (née MacGill) is a fictional detective and writer and the main character and protagonist of the American television series Murder, She Wrote. Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Fletcher is a best-selling author of mystery novels, an English teacher, amateur detective, criminology professor, and (briefly) congresswoman. In 2004, Fletcher was listed in Bravo's "100 Greatest TV Characters".[2] AOL named her one of the "100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters".[3] The same website listed her among "TV's Smartest Detectives".[4] She was ranked at number six on Sleuth Channel's poll of "America's Top Sleuths".[5] Guinness World Records called her the "most prolific amateur sleuth".[6]

  1. ^ Silden, Isobel (August 17, 1989). "It's No Crime When Yesterday's Stars Get Into 'Murder'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bravo > 100 Greatest TV Characters". Bravo. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
  3. ^ Potts, Kim (March 2, 2011). "100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters". AOL TV. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "TV's Smartest Detectives". AOL TV. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "America's Top Sleuths". 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Most prolific amateur sleuth". Guinness World Records. Jim Pattison Group. Retrieved February 16, 2015.