Angela Lansbury

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

189

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-10-16

Day of death

2022-10-11 (96 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Grinch

    The Grinch

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

    Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

  • Nanny McPhee

    Nanny McPhee

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Mary Poppins Returns

    Mary Poppins Returns

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Death on the Nile

    Death on the Nile

  • Blue Hawaii

    Blue Hawaii

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Last Unicorn

    The Last Unicorn

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Glorious Technicolor

    Glorious Technicolor

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Mr. Popper's Penguins

  • Harlow

    Harlow

  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Buttons

    Buttons

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

    Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

  • Mister Buddwing

    Mister Buddwing

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • Gaslight

    Gaslight

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Fantasia 2000

    Fantasia 2000

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • A Talent for Murder

    A Talent for Murder

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

  • Today

    Today

  • The Company of Wolves

    The Company of Wolves

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • A Life at Stake

    A Life at Stake

  • The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • The Long, Hot Summer

    The Long, Hot Summer

  • The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd

  • Kind Lady

    Kind Lady

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Lace

    Lace

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

  • A Breath of Scandal

    A Breath of Scandal

  • Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

    Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Mrs. Santa Claus

    Mrs. Santa Claus

  • Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

    Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

  • Claire

    Claire

  • Shootdown

    Shootdown

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • The World of Henry Orient

    The World of Henry Orient

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • The Julie Andrews Hour

    The Julie Andrews Hour

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Broadway's Lost Treasures

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle

    Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle

  • The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

  • The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

    The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

  • The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury

    The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury

  • The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

  • The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

  • In the Cool of the Day

    In the Cool of the Day

  • The Love She Sought

    The Love She Sought

  • Please Murder Me

    Please Murder Me

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

  • Harold Prince: The Director's Life

    Harold Prince: The Director's Life

  • Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

    Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

  • Your Studio and You

    Your Studio and You

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Tenth Avenue Angel

    Tenth Avenue Angel

  • Something for Everyone

    Something for Everyone

  • The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

  • The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

    The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

  • The Reluctant Debutante

    The Reluctant Debutante

  • The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

  • Words and Music by Jerry Herman

    Words and Music by Jerry Herman

  • Heidi 4 Paws

    Heidi 4 Paws

  • The Blackwater Lightship

    The Blackwater Lightship

  • To Oz! The Making of a Classic

    To Oz! The Making of a Classic

  • The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

    The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

  • The Red Danube

    The Red Danube

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Mickey's Audition

    Mickey's Audition

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

  • Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

    Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre

    Revlon Mirror Theatre

  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

  • If Winter Comes

    If Winter Comes

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

    Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

  • The First Olympics: Athens 1896

    The First Olympics: Athens 1896

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch

  • Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

    Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

  • The Shell Seekers

    The Shell Seekers

  • Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

    Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

  • Women He's Undressed

    Women He's Undressed

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Trouble With Agatha Christie

    The Trouble With Agatha Christie

  • Mutiny

    Mutiny

  • Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream

    Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream

  • Howard

    Howard

  • A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

    A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

  • Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • Disney Through The Decades

    Disney Through The Decades

  • Reflections on 'Gaslight'

    Reflections on 'Gaslight'

  • The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

    The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

  • Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

    Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

  • Stage 7

    Stage 7

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

    Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

  • Queen of Diamonds

    Queen of Diamonds

  • Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves

    Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves

  • The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland

    The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland

  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

  • Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

  • Miracle on 42nd Street

    Miracle on 42nd Street

  • A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

    A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

  • Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

    Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

  • Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

    Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

    Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

  • The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

    The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series