Angela Lansbury
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 Bro
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.
Born
Oct 16, 1925
London, England, UK
Died
Oct 11, 2022
Known For
Acting
Movies
130 acting
2 crew
Popularity
2.9
Known For
Beauty and the Beast
1991
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Angela Lansbury
The Grinch
2018
as Mayor McGerkle (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Anastasia
1997
as Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Balloon Lady
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Mrs. Van Gundy
Nanny McPhee
2005
as Aunt Adelaide
Fantasia 2000
2000
as Self - Host
Gaslight
1944
as Nancy
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