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Angela Lansbury
Actor

Angela Lansbury

16 Oct 1925Born
11 Oct 2022Died
96Age at death
118Credits

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 118 credits.

  1. 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryFilm: Angela Lansbury
  2. 2021Show of TitlesFilm: "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
  3. 2018Mary Poppins ReturnsFilm: Balloon Lady
  4. 2018ButtonsFilm: Rose
  5. 2018Harold Prince: The Director's LifeFilm
  6. 2018The GrinchFilm: Mayor McGerkle (voice)
  7. 2017Little WomenSeries: Aunt March (3 episodes)
  8. 2015Driving Miss DaisyFilm: Daisy Werthan
  9. 2013Six by SondheimFilm: Mrs. Lovett (archive footage)
  10. 2011Mr. Popper's PenguinsFilm: Mrs. Van Gundy
  11. 2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsFilm: Narrator
  12. 2008Heidi 4 PawsFilm: Grandmother (voice)
  13. 2005Nanny McPheeFilm: Aunt Adelaide
  14. 2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyFilm: Mrs. Potts (voice)
  15. 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm: Rose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)
  16. 2005Law & Order: Trial by JurySeries: Eleanor Duvall (1 episode)
  17. 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIFilm: Mame Dennis (segment "Mame")
  18. 2004Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A DreamFilm: Mrs. Potts (voice)
  19. 2004The Blackwater LightshipFilm: Dora
  20. 2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresFilm: Host / Mrs. Lovett (segment "Sweeney Todd")
  21. 2003Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic RiddleFilm: Jessica Fletcher
  22. 2001Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them AllFilm: Narrator
  23. 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManFilm: Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
  24. 2001Disney Through The DecadesFilm
  25. 2000Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die ForFilm: Jessica Fletcher
  26. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Eleanor Duvall (1 episode)
  27. 1999The Unexpected Mrs. PollifaxFilm: Emily Pollifax
  28. 1998Glorious TechnicolorFilm: Narrator (voice)
  29. 1997AnastasiaFilm: Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
  30. 1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasFilm: Mrs. Potts (voice)
  31. 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestFilm: Jessica Fletcher
  32. 1996Mrs. Santa ClausFilm: Mrs. Santa Claus
  33. 1995Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie HallFilm: Narrator
  34. 1995Your Studio and YouFilm: Angela Lansbury
  35. 1995A Tribute to Stephen SondheimFilm
  36. 1994Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas WitchFilm: Narrator
  37. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Lady Penelope Berrington (1 episode)
  38. 1994That's Entertainment! IIIFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  39. 1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisFilm: Mrs. Ada Harris
  40. 1992Mickey's AuditionFilm: Sylvia
  41. 1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesSeries: Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
  42. 1991Beauty and the BeastFilm: Mrs. Potts (voice)
  43. 1990The Love She SoughtFilm: Agatha McGee
  44. 1989The Shell SeekersFilm: Penelope Keeling
  45. 1988ShootdownFilm: Nan Moore
  46. 1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesFilm: Marchesa Allabrandi
  47. 1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesSeries: Marchesa Allabrandi (2 episodes)
  48. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Jessica Fletcher (264 episodes)
  49. 1984The Company of WolvesFilm: Granny
  50. 1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Series: Alice Garrett (2 episodes)
  51. 1984LaceSeries: Aunt Hortense Boutin (2 episodes)
  52. 1983The Gift of Love: A Christmas StoryFilm: Amanda Fenwick
  53. 1983A Talent for MurderFilm: Ann Royce McClain
  54. 1983The Pirates of PenzanceFilm: Ruth
  55. 1982The Last UnicornFilm: Mommy Fortuna (voice)
  56. 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastSeries: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (2 episodes)
  57. 1982Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm: Nellie Lovett
  58. 1980Magnum, P.I.Series: Jessica Fletcher (1 episode)
  59. 1980The Mirror Crack'dFilm: Miss Marple
  60. 1979The Lady VanishesFilm: Miss Froy
  61. 1978Death on the NileFilm: Salome Otterbourne
  62. 1975The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas SnowFilm: Sister Theresa / Narrator (voice)
  63. 1974That's Entertainment!Film: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  64. 1973Sondheim: A Musical TributeFilm
  65. 1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksFilm: Miss Price
  66. 1970Something for EveryoneFilm: Countess Herthe von Ornstein
  67. 1967OmnibusSeries (1 episode)
  68. 1966Mister BuddwingFilm: Gloria
  69. 1965HarlowFilm: Mama Jean Bello
  70. 1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersFilm: Lady Blystone
  71. 1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldFilm: Claudia
  72. 1965Dear HeartFilm: Phyllis
  73. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Elfie van Donck (1 episode)
  74. 1964The World of Henry OrientFilm: Isabel Boyd
  75. 1963In the Cool of the DayFilm: Sybil Logan
  76. 1962The Manchurian CandidateFilm: Mrs. Iselin
  77. 1962All Fall DownFilm: Annabell Willart
  78. 1961Blue HawaiiFilm: Sarah Lee Gates
  79. 1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsFilm: Mavis Pruitt
  80. 1960A Breath of ScandalFilm: Countess Lina

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