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 from the trailer for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) |
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| Born | Angela Brigid Lansbury October 16, 1925 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer, Philanthropist, Presenter, Producer, Voice actress |
| Years active | 1944-present |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Cromwell (1945-46) Peter Shaw (1949 – 2003) |
Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English three-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-nominated, four-time Tony-winning and six-time Golden Globe-winning actress and singer best known for her work in film, such as her role as Mrs. The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror - drama Film based on the 1891 Novel The Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Richard Cromwell, born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh ( -) was an American actor Peter Shaw, born Peter Pullen, ( June 24 1918 - January 22, 2003) was an actor/producer and the longtime husband of actress The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate, her award-winning tenures on Broadway in such musicals as Mame, Gypsy, and Sweeney Todd, and her performance in the starring role of Jessica Fletcher on the American television series Murder, She Wrote. For the novel by Richard Condon, see The Manchurian Candidate. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located MAME is an Emulator application designed to recreate the Hardware of Arcade game systems in Software, with the intent of preserving gaming Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Jessica Beatrice Fletcher is a fictional character portrayed on the American television series Murder She Wrote by veteran British Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. She holds the record for most Emmy nominations without winning an award, with eighteen nominations to her name.
Her multi-faceted career has spanned seven decades, and she is well known for her roles on both stage and screen.
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Early life
Born in Regents Park in London, Lansbury was the daughter of Belfast-born actress Moyna MacGill and Edgar Lansbury, a prominent businessman, and the granddaughter of the former Labour Party leader George Lansbury. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Moyna Macgill ( December 10 1895 – November 25 1975) was an Irish stage and Film actress and The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the George Lansbury ( 21 February 1859 &ndash 7 May 1940) was a British Politician, socialist, Christian pacifist She is a cousin of the English animator and puppeteer Oliver Postgate, as George Lansbury is also his grandfather. Oliver Postgate (born 1925 in Hendon, Middlesex, England) is an English Animator, Puppeteer and Writer. Her earliest theatrical influences were teen-aged coloratura Deanna Durbin, screen star Irene Dunne, and her own mother, who encouraged her daughter's ambition by taking her to plays at the Old Vic and removing her from South Hampstead High School for Girls in order to enroll her in the Ritman School of Dancing and later the Webber-Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art (later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art). Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Deanna Durbin (born December 4, 1921) is a Canadian Singer and Academy Award -winning actress from Hollywood Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. History Founded in 1876 it was the ninth school established by the Girls' Day School Trust. The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London was a drama school in the UK which offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional career and
After her father's death of stomach cancer, her mother became involved with a Scotsman named Leckie Forbes, and the two merged their families under one roof in Hampstead. Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the Stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs particularly the Esophagus and Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. A former colonel with the British Army in India, Forbes proved to be a jealous and suspicious tyrant who ruled the household with an iron hand. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Just prior to the German bombing campaign of London, Lansbury's mother was presented with the opportunity to take her children to America, and under cover of dark of night they fled from their unhappy home and sailed for Montreal, from there they headed to New York City. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The City of New York When her mother settled in Hollywood following a fund-raising Canadian tour of a Noel Coward play, she (and later her brothers) joined her there. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright
Lansbury worked at the Bullocks Wilshire department store in Los Angeles. The violet light at the top of Bullocks green-tinged tower was far above us serene and withdrawn from the dark dripping city Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West At one of the frequent parties her mother hosted for British émigré performers in their Laurel Canyon home, she met would-be actor Michael Dyne, who arranged for her to meet Mel Ballerino, the casting director for the upcoming film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published Novel written by Oscar Wilde, first appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine Ballerino was casting Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, as well, and he offered her the role of the impertinent and slightly malevolent maid Nancy. This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood Maid is also a shortened form of " Maiden " an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a Virgin. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her 1944 film debut, and the following year garnered another for her portrayal of Sibyl Vane in The Picture of Dorian Gray. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror - drama Film based on the 1891 Novel The
Career
Theatre
On Broadway, Lansbury received good reviews from her first musical outing, the short-lived 1964 Stephen Sondheim musical Anyone Can Whistle, which co-starred Lee Remick. Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and Two years later, she was offered what proved to be the biggest triumph of her theatrical career, the title role in Mame, Jerry Herman's musical adaptation of the novel and subsequent film Auntie Mame, which had starred Rosalind Russell. MAME is an Emulator application designed to recreate the Hardware of Arcade game systems in Software, with the intent of preserving gaming Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American Composer / Lyricist of the Broadway Musical theater. Auntie Mame is a 1955 Novel by Patrick Dennis that chronicles the madcap adventures of a boy Patrick growing up as the ward Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and Opening at the Winter Garden Theater on May 24, 1966, Mame ran for 1508 performances. The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lansbury's portrayal, opposite Bea Arthur as Vera Charles, earned her the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. She and Arthur became life-long friends. In addition, Lansbury's version of one of the play's songs, "We Need A Little Christmas", became the definitive version and has received substantial radio air-play around Christmas time every year since its release.
Lansbury won additional Tony Awards for Dear World (1969), the first Broadway revival of Gypsy (1974), and her English music hall turn as affection-starved meat pie entrepreneur Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's ballad opera Sweeney Todd (1979). Dear World is a Broadway musical with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Mrs Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven In a television interview with Robert Osborne on Turner Classic Movies aired in August 2006, Lansbury stated that, theatrically, she feels she would "most like to be remembered for this role. Robert Jolin Osborne (born May 3, 1932 in Colfax Washington) is an American actor and film historian best known as the host of the Turner Classic Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner " She also stated that this production was also a triumph and a comeback of sorts for Sondheim, whom she admires.
She also is a two-time winner of the Sarah Siddons Award (1975 and 1981) for dramatic achievement in Chicago theatre. The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Note on spelling While most Americans use "er" (as per American spelling conventions the majority of venues performers and trade groups for live theatre use "re
In 1971, Lansbury accepted the title role in the Jule Styne – Bob Merrill musical Prettybelle. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially Bob Merrill ( May 17 1921 - February 17 1998) was an American Songwriter, theatrical Composer and Prettybelle is a musical with a book and lyrics by Bob Merrill and music by Jule Styne. After a difficult rehearsal period, the show opened to brutal reviews in Boston, where it closed within a week. A rehearsal is a preparatory event in Music and Theatre (and in other contexts that is performed before the official public Performance, as a form of In 1982 a recording of the show was released by Varese Sarabande which included most of the original cast and Lansbury's 11 o'clock number "When I'm Drunk, I'm Beautiful" along with "You Never Looked Better", a song that was cut early in the run. Varèse Sarabande is a Record label which specializes in Film scores and original cast recordings.
Lansbury returned to the Broadway stage for the first time in more than 25 years in Deuce, a play by Terrence McNally, co-starring with Marian Seldes. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American Playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today Marian Hall Seldes (born August 23, 1928) is an American award-winning stage, Film, Radio, and Television actress The play previewed at the Music Box Theatre on April 11, 2007, and opened on May 6, 2007 in a limited run of 18 weeks. The Music Box Theater is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 239 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lansbury received a Tony nomination in the category of Leading Actress in a Play for her role in this production, but did not win the Tony that year. This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Film and television
Lansbury has enjoyed a long and varied career, mainly as a film actress in roles generally older than her actual age, appearing in everything from Samson and Delilah (1949) to Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Samson and Delilah ( 1949) is a film made by Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Cecil B Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an Academy Award winning 1971 Musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions, which combines Live action Her notable credits include The Manchurian Candidate (1962) in which she played Mrs. Iselin, the cold-blooded mother of a war veteran brainwashed into becoming a Communist assassin. For the novel by Richard Condon, see The Manchurian Candidate. Eleanor Iselin is a fictional character in Richard Condon 's 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate. Brainwashing (also known as Thought reform or as Re-education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and Beliefs Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. She won much critical praise for her performance, and received her third Oscar nomination. (Lucille Ball had been considered for the role; a decade later, Ball coincidentally landed the title role in the film version of Mame, the role Lansbury had created on Broadway. Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film This is an article about a 1974 film For the Broadway musical upon which it's based see Mame. ) On CNN's Larry King Live, Lansbury said that her character in The Manchurian Candidate was her favorite of her many film roles. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. [1]
Lansbury's popularity from and association with Mame on Broadway in the '60s had her very much in demand everywhere in the media. Ever the humanitarian, she used her fame as an opportunity to benefit others wherever possible. Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans For example, when appearing as a guest panelist on the popular Sunday night CBS-TV show, What's My Line?, she made an impassioned plea for viewers to contribute to the 1966 Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraising drive, chaired by Jerry Lewis. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS The Muscular Dystrophy Association ( MDA) is an organization founded in 1950 which combats Muscular dystrophy and diseases of the Nervous system Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick
After many years focused on the theatre, Lansbury returned to film, playing Salome Otterbourne in Death on the Nile (1978). Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie Mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin She was somewhat less successful as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd (1980). Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 feature motion picture directed by Guy Hamilton boasting an All-star cast, Angela
Lansbury then turned to character voice work in animated films like The Last Unicorn (1982) and as the Dowager Empress in the animated film Anastasia in 1997. The Last Unicorn is a 1982 Fantasy film based on the novel written by Peter S Anastasia is an Academy Award nominated American animated feature Musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Her most famous voice work was the singing teapot Mrs. Potts in the Disney hit Beauty and the Beast (1991), who performed the Oscar-winning title song written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Mrs Potts is a fictional character in the Disney film Beauty and the Beast and the subsequent films BATB redirects here If you were looking for Back at the Barnyard which is abbreviated as BATB see here. Alan Menken (born July 22 1949 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American Broadway and an eight-time Academy Award Howard Ashman ( May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist She reprised the role in "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" (1997), and again in the Disney/Square-Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II in 2006. Beauty and The Beast The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 Film made by The Walt Disney Company. is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its Console role-playing game franchises which include the Final Fantasy series the Dragon is an Action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games (now Disney Interactive Studios in 2005 for the Sony In the same year, she appeared in Nanny McPhee as great aunt Adelaide. Nanny McPhee is a 2005 children's film It was adapted by Emma Thompson from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books
While Lansbury has won every Tony for which she's been nominated, with the exception of her nomination for Deuce in 2007, she was less successful with the Oscars and Emmys. The Oscar has always eluded her, and Lansbury holds the record for the most primetime Emmy nominations (twelve) as Best Actress without a single win. Yet, she is the recipient of several other prominent awards, including the People's Choice and Golden Globe. Note This article does not pertain to the People's Choice Awards presented at the British Comedy Awards show in the United Kingdom, or to an awards show The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
Lansbury found her biggest success and a worldwide following as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running television series, Murder, She Wrote (1984 - 1996), which was one of the longest running detective drama series in US TV history and made her one of the highest paid actresses in the world. Jessica Beatrice Fletcher is a fictional character portrayed on the American television series Murder She Wrote by veteran British Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder
She was also one of the alien voices in the Cadbury's Smash advertisements in the 1970s
In 1983 Lansbury starred opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in a BBC adaptation of the Broadway play A Talent for Murder. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron According to The Complete Films of Laurence Olivier (Author Jerry Vermilye, Publisher Citadel), Lansbury later stated that the production was "a rushed job", and her only reason for participating was the opportunity to work/team up with Sir Laurence Olivier.
In the early 1990s, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom appointed her a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. She was named a Disney Legend in 1995. Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes men and women who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. She received a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, Kennedy Center Honors in 2000, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Personal life
In 1945, Lansbury married American actor Richard Cromwell when she was 19 and he was 35. Richard Cromwell, born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh ( -) was an American actor Unbeknownst to her, Cromwell was bisexual, and the marriage dissolved after a year, but the two remained friends. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation
In 1949, Lansbury married British-born actor and businessman Peter Shaw, who had been a former boyfriend of Joan Crawford. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Peter Shaw, born Peter Pullen, ( June 24 1918 - January 22, 2003) was an actor/producer and the longtime husband of actress Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Shaw was instrumental in guiding and managing Lansbury's career. Until his death in 2003, they enjoyed one of the longest show-business marriages on record.
Lansbury is the mother of two, stepmother of one, and a grandmother several times over. In an interview with Barbara Walters, Lansbury revealed a firestorm that destroyed the family's Malibu home in September 1970 was a blessing in disguise, as it prompted a move to rural County Cork in the Republic of Ireland, where her children were separated from the hard drugs with which they had been experimenting. Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25 1929) is an American Journalist, writer and media Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Her son Anthony Shaw, after a brief fling with acting, became producer/director of Murder, She Wrote and presently is a television executive and director. Anthony Shaw is an acclaimed producer/director for television Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Her only daughter Deirdre and son-in-law, a chef, are restaurateurs in West Los Angeles. West Los Angeles Los Angeles California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles The Westside, a region of Los Angeles County, incorporating
Lansbury was related to the late Sir Peter Ustinov by her half-sister Isolde's marriage to the British actor (they divorced in 1946). Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The two former in-laws appeared together professionally just once, in 1978's Death on the Nile. Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie Mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin Lansbury is related by marriage to actress Ally Sheedy, wife of her nephew David Lansbury. Alexandra Elizabeth "Ally" Sheedy (born June 13 1962 is an American screen and stage actress, as well as the author of two books Both her brothers, twins Edgar and Bruce, are successful theater producers (Edgar Lansbury was instrumental in bringing Godspell to Broadway, and Bruce Lansbury was also a television producer, notably for shows like Mission: Impossible). This article is about the musical For the movie see Godspell (film. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles
Lansbury is a long-time resident of Brentwood, California, and supports various philanthropic groups in Southern California. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U
Lansbury had knee replacement surgery on July 14, 2005 [2]. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2006, Lansbury purchased a condominium in New York City at a reported cost of $2 million. The City of New York The following year she returned to Broadway once more in Deuce. Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as
Filmography
Features
- Gaslight (1944)
- National Velvet (1944)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
- The Harvey Girls (1946)
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
- If Winter Comes (1947)
- State of the Union (1948)
- The Three Musketeers (1948)
- Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
- The Red Danube (1949)
- Samson and Delilah (1949)
- Kind Lady (1951)
- Mutiny (1952)
- Remains to Be Seen (1953)
- A Life at Stake (1954)
- The Purple Mask (1955)
- A Lawless Street (1955)
- The Court Jester (1956)
- Please Murder Me (1956)
- The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
- A Breath of Scandal (1960)
- Blue Hawaii (1961)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) (dubbed speaking voice of Ingrid Thulin)
- All Fall Down (1962)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- In the Cool of the Day (1963)
- The World of Henry Orient (1964)
- Dear Heart (1964)
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
- Harlow (1965)
- Mister Buddwing (1966)
- Something for Everyone (1970)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Death on the Nile (1978)
- The Lady Vanishes (1979)
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
- The Last Unicorn (1982) (voice)
- The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
- Ingrid (1984) (documentary)
- The Company of Wolves (1984)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (voice)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (direct-to-video) (voice)
- Anastasia (1997) (voice)
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) (herself)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) (documentary)
- Nanny McPhee (2005)
- Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2008) (documentary)
- Heidi 4 Paws (2008)
Dubbed the voice of Suzy Parker in the The Best of Everything (1959) although she was given no credit. This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror - drama Film based on the 1891 Novel The The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The Harvey Girls is a MGM Musical film based on a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred Harvey 's famous Harvey The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Till The Clouds Roll By is an American musical - biographical film made by MGM in 1946. 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Upcoming
Short Subjects
- Some of the Best (1949)
- Your Studio and You (1995)
- Angela Landsbury's Positive Moves, A Personal Plan for Fitness and Well-Being at Any Age (Exercise and Lifestyle video, 1988)
Television credits
- Grannytram (1956)
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - "The Deadly Toys Affair" (1965)
- The 22nd Tony Awards (1968)
- The 25th Tony Awards (1971)
- The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)
- Sweeney Todd (1982)
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
- The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983)
- A Talent for Murder (1984) (with Laurence Olivier)
- Lace (1984)
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (pilot for Murder, She Wrote)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
- Magnum, P.I. - "Novel Connection" (1986) (appeared as character Jessica Fletcher)
- Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)
- The 41st Tony Awards (1987)
- Shootdown (1988)
- The 42nd Tony Awards (1988)
- The Shell Seekers (1989)
- The 43rd Tony Awards (1989)
- The Love She Sought (1990)
- Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992)
- Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
- Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999)
- Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
- Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
- Music and the Spoken Word (2001)
- Touched by an Angel - "For All the Tea in China" (2002)
- Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)
- The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "Night" (2005)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury - "Day" (2005)
- The 61st Tony Awards (2007)
- The Paul O'Grady Show (2008) (guest appearance)
Theatre
West End
- All Over (1972, Royal Shakespeare Company, London)
- Gypsy (May 29, 1973-March 2, 1974 - Piccadilly Theatre, London)
Broadway
- Hotel Paradiso (April - July 1957)
- A Taste of Honey (October 1960 - September 1961)
- Anyone Can Whistle (April 1964)
- Mame (May 1966 - Jan. The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Your Studio and You is a Comedy short film created in 1995 by Matt Stone and Trey Parker and commissioned by comedic filmmaker The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January The 22nd Annual Tony Awards was held on April 21, 1968 at the Shubert Theatre and broadcast on television by NBC. The 25th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by ABC television on March 28, 1971 from the Palace Theatre in New York City Sweeney Todd is a semi-fictional character who first appeared as one of the Protagonists of a Penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls Little Gloria Happy at Last is a 1982 Television miniseries directed by Waris Hussein. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Lace is a television Miniseries, produced in 1984 based on the novel of the same name by author Shirley Conran. This is a list of Murder She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator Jessica Beatrice Fletcher is a fictional character portrayed on the American television series Murder She Wrote by veteran British The 41st Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 7, 1987 from the Mark Hellinger Theatre. For the R W Johnson novel see ''Shootdown'' (novel Shootdown is a 1988 film starring Angela Lansbury The 42nd Tony Awards were hosted by Angela Lansbury and broadcast live on CBS on Sunday June 5, 1988, from the Minskoff Theatre on First published in 1987 by Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press, The Shell Seekers became one of Rosamunde Pilcher 's most famous best-sellers The 43rd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on June 4, 1989. Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris is the title of a Paul Gallico novel originally published in 1958 Mrs Santa Claus is a 1996 television musical starring Angela Lansbury as the wife of Santa Claus. This is a list of Murder She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Mrs Emily Pollifax is the Heroine of a series of comic spy - mystery Novels by Dorothy Gilman. This is a list of Murder She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. This is a list of Murder She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Music and the Spoken Word is a weekly 30-minute radio and television program of inspiring messages and music produced by Bonneville Communications with music performed by the Touched by an Angel is an American Drama Television series that chronicles the missions of a group of Angels sent by God This is a list of Murder She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 Novel written by Irish Novelist Colm Tóibín, and was short-listed for the Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Law & Order Trial by Jury was an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. The 61st Annual Tony Awards were held on June 10, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall, with CBS television broadcasting the ceremony live The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at 16 Denman Street behind Piccadilly Circus and adjacent to the Regents Palace Hotel in the City A Taste of Honey is the first play by British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written at the age of 18 Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. MAME is an Emulator application designed to recreate the Hardware of Arcade game systems in Software, with the intent of preserving gaming 1969)
- Dear World (February - May 1969)
- Gypsy (September 1974 - Jan. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dear World is a Broadway musical with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. 1975)
- The King and I (Substitute for several weeks, April 1978)
- Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Mar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 1979 - Jun. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 1980)
- A Little Family Business (December 1982)
- Mame (July - August 1983)
- Deuce (April - August 2007)
Other
- Prettybelle (February 1971, Shubert Theatre, Boston)
- Anyone Can Whistle (April 8, 1995, Benefit Concert)
- Short Talks on the Universe (November 2002, Benefit)
- Oscar and the Pink Lady (March 2006, Geffen Playhouse)
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Nominations
- Best Supporting Actress (Gaslight, 1945)
- Best Supporting Actress (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1946)
- Best Supporting Actress (The Manchurian Candidate, 1963)
CableACE Awards
Wins
- Actress in a Theatrical or Musical Program (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)(TV)(musical), 1983)
BAFTA Awards
Wins
- Britannia Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2003)
Nominations
Drama Desk Awards
Wins
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Sweeney Todd, (1979)
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Gypsy, (1975)
Nominations
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical, The King and I, (1978)
Emmy Awards
Nominations
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (for playing Eleanor Duvall in "Law & Order: Trial by Jury", 2005)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (The Blackwater Lightship, 2004)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1985-1996) (12 Consecutive Nominations)
- Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ("The 43rd Annual Tony Awards", 1990)
- Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ("The 41st Annual Tony Awards", 1987)
- Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (Sweeney Todd, 1985)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Little Gloria. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) MAME is an Emulator application designed to recreate the Hardware of Arcade game systems in Software, with the intent of preserving gaming Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as Prettybelle is a musical with a book and lyrics by Bob Merrill and music by Jule Styne. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published Novel written by Oscar Wilde, first appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS For the novel by Richard Condon, see The Manchurian Candidate. Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of Film or Theatre professionals in recognition of the work Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Law & Order Trial by Jury was an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 Novel written by Irish Novelist Colm Tóibín, and was short-listed for the Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. . . Happy at Last, 1983)
Golden Globes
Wins
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1992)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1990)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1987)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1985)
- Best Supporting Actress (The Manchurian Candidate, 1963)
- Best Supporting Actress (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1946)
Nominations
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1995)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1993)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1991)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1989)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1988)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1986)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or TV-Movie (A Gift of Love: A Christmas Story, 1984)
- Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 1972)
- Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Something for Everyone, 1971)
Hasty Pudding Theatricals
Wins
National Board of Review
Wins
- Best Supporting Actress (Death on the Nile, 1978)
- Best Supporting Actress (All Fall Down and The Manchurian Candidate, 1962)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Wins
- Life Achievement Award (1996)
Nominations
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1995)
Television Critics Association Awards
Wins
- Career Achievement Award (1996)
Tony Awards
Wins
- Best Actress in a Musical, Sweeney Todd, (1979)
- Best Actress in a Musical, Gypsy, (1975)
- Best Actress in a Musical, Dear World, (1969)
- Best Actress in a Musical, Mame, (1966)
Nominations
- Best Actress in a Play, Deuce (2007)
Honorary Doctorates: University of Miami: Doctor of Humane Letters
References
Balancing Act, the Authorized Biography of Angela Lansbury by Martin Gottfried, published by Little, Brown and Company, 1999
References
External links
- Angela Lansbury at the Internet Movie Database
- Angela Lansbury at the TCM Movie Database
- Angela Lansbury at the Internet Broadway Database
- Angela Lansbury at TV.com
- Archive of American television interview with Angela Lansbury in September 15, 1998 on Google Video
- Angela Lansbury on American Theatre Wing's Downstage Center
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lansbury, Angela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lansbury, Angela Brigid |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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