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Angela Lansbury
Born Angela Brigid Lansbury on October 16, 1925, in London, England, Lansbury was a revered British-American actress with a career spanning an impressive 80 years. Known for her work in film, stage, and television, she left an indelible mark on the acting industry. One of the most notable roles in her career was that of Jessica Fletcher in the popular television series, Murder, She Wrote. She was also known for her performances in musical theatre, most notably in the Broadway plays Mame, Gypsy, and Sweeney Todd. Despite being based much of her life in the United States, Lansbury's work gained international acclaim and she continued to be an active performer well into her nineties. She passed away on October 11, 2022, leaving behind a vast and impressive body of work.
Lansbury was born to an upper-middle-class family in central London. To escape the Blitz, she moved to the United States in 1940 and studied acting in New York City. She moved to Hollywood in 1942, where she made her film debut with Gaslight (1944) and followed with a number of successful films, including The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Lansbury transitioned to musical theatre to gain popularity and in the 1980s, she moved from California to Ireland's County Cork. Despite her personal life struggles, she continued to have a sustaining career in theatre and film. She affirms her legendary status in the 20th century film, theatre, and television industry, among her accolades were six Tony Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, an Academy Honorary Award.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Angela Brigid Lansbury
Born: London, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
Birthday: October 16, 1925
Occupations: Actress, Singer
Years Active: 1942–2022
Children: 2
Spouses: Richard Cromwell, Peter Shaw
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Awards and Nominations Received by Angela Lansbury
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Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)
Bedknobs and BroomsticksBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress)
The Manchurian CandidateMovies Featuring Angela Lansbury
The Grinch
Nanny McPhee
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Last Unicorn
The Company of Wolves
Mary Poppins Returns
Blue Hawaii
Mr. Popper's Penguins
The Lady Vanishes
The Pirates of Penzance
The Mirror Crack'd
National Velvet
The Harvey Girls
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
Six by Sondheim
Miracle on 42nd Street
Every Act of Life
Howard
Harold Prince: The Director’s Life
Buttons
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’: Still the Fairest of Them All
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
The Blackwater Lightship
Elvis: The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
The Love She Sought
Little Gloria… Happy at Last
Reflections on ‘Gaslight’
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Talent for Murder
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
Lace
The Shell Seekers
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Shootdown
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Show of Titles
A Life at Stake
Tenth Avenue Angel
Something For Everyone
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Hoodlum Saint
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Kind Lady
Harlow
State of the Union
All Fall Down
Please Murder Me
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Dear Heart
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
A Breath of Scandal
Forever Hollywood
Remains to Be Seen
The Long, Hot Summer
Mutiny
Till the Clouds Roll By
Samson and Delilah
Glorious Technicolor
The Three Musketeers
The World of Henry Orient
Heidi 4 Paws
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
If Winter Comes
Mrs. ’Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Santa Claus
Your Studio and You
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Mister Buddwing
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Frank Capra’s American Dream
Mickey’s Audition
The Reluctant Debutante
The Purple Mask
A Lawless Street
In the Cool of the Day
Career Timeline
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2018
The Grinch
Mayor McGerkle
Mary Poppins Returns
Balloon Lady
Every Act of Life
Self
Howard
Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Harold Prince: The Director’s Life
Buttons
Rose
2004
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
The Blackwater Lightship
Dora
2003
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
Jessica Fletcher
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
Reflections on ‘Gaslight’
Self
2001
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Self
Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’: Still the Fairest of Them All
Narrator
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
1997
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Mrs. Potts (voice)
Frank Capra’s American Dream
Self
1983
The Pirates of Penzance
A Talent for Murder
Ann Royce McClain
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
Amanda Fenwick
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Claudia
Harlow
Mama Jean Bello
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Lady Blystone
1955
A Life at Stake
Doris Hillman
The Purple Mask
Madame Valentine
A Lawless Street
Tally Dickenson
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