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 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
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Angela Lansbury
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Angela Lansbury
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Mary Poppins Returns
as Balloon Lady
Mary Poppins Returns
as Balloon Lady
Buttons
as Rose
Buttons
as Rose
Every Act of Life
as Self
Every Act of Life
as Self
Howard
as Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Howard
as Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Miracle on 42nd Street
as Self
Miracle on 42nd Street
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
Women He's Undressed
as Self
Women He's Undressed
as Self
Six by Sondheim
as Mrs. Lovett (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
as Mrs. Lovett (archive footage)
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Mrs. Van Gundy
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Mrs. Van Gundy
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
as Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Narrator
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Narrator
Heidi 4 Paws
as Grandmother (voice)
Heidi 4 Paws
as Grandmother (voice)
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
as Self
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
as Self
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Rose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Rose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)
The Blackwater Lightship
as Dora
The Blackwater Lightship
as Dora
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
On Cukor
as Self
On Cukor
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Glorious Technicolor
as Narrator (voice)
Glorious Technicolor
as Narrator (voice)
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
as Marchesa Allabrandi
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
as Marchesa Allabrandi
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
as Amanda Fenwick
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
as Amanda Fenwick
The Last Unicorn
as Mommy Fortuna (voice)
The Last Unicorn
as Mommy Fortuna (voice)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Claudia
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Claudia
Dear Heart
as Phyllis
Dear Heart
as Phyllis
The Long, Hot Summer
as Minnie Littlejohn
The Long, Hot Summer
as Minnie Littlejohn
The Three Musketeers
as Queen Ann
The Three Musketeers
as Queen Ann
State of the Union
as Kay Thorndyke
State of the Union
as Kay Thorndyke
The Hoodlum Saint
as Dusty Millard
The Hoodlum Saint
as Dusty Millard
Gaslight
as Nancy
Gaslight
as Nancy