Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1925-10-16
Day of Death
2022-10-11
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Angela Lansbury
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.
Filmography (130)
Commitment to Life
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Show of Titles
2021
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Buttons
2018
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
The Grinch
2018
Every Act of Life
2018
Howard
2018
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
Women He's Undressed
2015
Driving Miss Daisy
2015
Six by Sondheim
2013
