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Home/People/Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante profile photo
Born
Mar 15, 1943
Age 83
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Writing
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

9
Movies
16
TV Shows
Also Known As
Lynda Marchal
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Lynda La Plante

Writing

Biography
Lynda La Plante, CBE, is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Goodbye Granadaland poster

Goodbye Granadaland

as Self
2013
An Audience with Freddie Starr poster

An Audience with Freddie Starr

Cast
1996
High Road to China poster

High Road to China

as Lina
1983
The Draughtsman's Contract poster

The Draughtsman's Contract

as Mrs Clement
1982
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? poster

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as Mrs. Roberts
1980
Coming Out poster

Coming Out

as Cecilia Plasche (as Lynda Marchal)
1979
Our Young Mr. Wignall poster

Our Young Mr. Wignall

as Vera
1976
Beasts: Special Offer poster

Beasts: Special Offer

as Young Woman
1976
1+1=1.5 poster

1+1=1.5

as Miss. Harvey
1969