Angela Lansbury
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-10-16 in London, England, UK
Died
2022-10-11
Biography
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British-American actress and singer who has appeared in theater, television, and film roles. Her career was spanned almost eight decades, much of it in the United States. Her work has received international attention. Her first film appearance was in the 1944 film Gaslight as a conniving maid, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Among her other films are The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Anastasia (1997). She expanded her repertoire to Broadway musicals and television in the 1950s and was particularly successful in Broadway productions of Gypsy, Mame and Sweeney Todd. Lansbury is perhaps best known to modern audiences for her 12 year run as writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher on the U.S. television series Murder, She Wrote, in which she starred from 1984 to 1996. Her recent roles include Lady Adelaide Stitch in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee, Leona Mullen in the 2007 Broadway play Deuce, Madame Arcati in the 2009 Broadway revival of the play Blithe Spirit and Madame Armfeldt in the 2010 Broadway revival of the musical A Little Night Music. Respected for her versatility, Lansbury has won five Tony Awards, six Golden Globes, an Honorary Academy Award, and has been nominated for numerous other industry awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on three occasions, and eighteen Emmy Awards.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Eleanor Duvall
Murder, She Wrote
as Jessica Fletcher
The View
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
Magnum, P.I.
as Jessica Fletcher
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
as Lady Penelope Berrington
Climax!
as Justina Marshall
Climax!
as Judith Beresford
The Oscars
as Self
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Anastasia
as Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Christine Manson
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Rosie
Four Star Playhouse
as Joan Robinson