Birthname: Angela Brigid Lansbury
| Sign | Libra |
| Born |
Oct 16, 1925
Poplar, London |
| Died |
Oct 11, 2022
Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 97 |
Angela Lansbury |
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| Job | Actress, singer, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1944-present |
| Top Roles | Mabel Claremont, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin, Nancy, Annabell Willart, Edwina Brown |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Adventure, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Romance (Drama), Period Piece, England |
| Top Collaborators | Byron Foulger, Elizabeth Taylor, Reginald Owen, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Van Johnson |
| Also Born on October 16 | |
| Also Born in 1925 | |
| Also a Libra | |
Angela Lansbury Overview:
Legendary actress, Angela Lansbury, was born Angela Brigid Lansbury on Oct 16, 1925 in Poplar, London. Lansbury died at the age of 97 on Oct 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
Blonde, British-born actress and singer, in America from 1940, who always seemed several years older than she was, until she got into her forties. Her petulant prettiness was an invitation to producers to cast her in spiteful or bitchy roles and it was not ignored. But she took Broadway by storm as Mame in 1966 and has since commanded a better range of roles and become a bigger name at the box office. In recent times she has played spinster detectives on several occasions with some success. Nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar three times, in Gaslight, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Manchurian Candidate. Briefly married in 1945-1946 (first of two) to actor Richard Cromwell. Much on TV in the 1990s as author-sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the Murder She Wrote series. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Lansbury was nominated for three Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1944 | Best Supporting Actress | Gaslight (1944) | Nancy Oliver | Nominated |
| 1945 | Best Supporting Actress | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | Sibyl Vane | Nominated |
| 1962 | Best Supporting Actress | The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | Raymond's Mother | Nominated |
She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television. In addition, Lansbury was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and TV Hall of Fame . On November 30, 1995, Lansbury received the Disney Legends Award for living up to the Disney principals of imagination, skill, discipline, craftsmanship and magic.
Angela Lansbury BlogHub Articles:
Angela Lansbury Noir: A Life at Stake (1955) and Please Murder Me! (1956)
It was only with her passing last month that I found out Dame Angela Lansbury had made a couple of low budget films noir during her long, storied career. I was aware, of course, that she had played some memorably unpleasant female characters over the years. There was Nancy, Ingrid Bergman's cunning ... Read full article
ADORING ANGELA LANSBURY BLOGATHON, Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
The Adoring Angela Lansbury Blogathon is hosted by Gill of Realweegiemidget Reviews. Enjoy all of the contributions collected HERE. "There is something a little bit mysterious and interesting about her and that certainly appeals to me... Mystery is my business, as you know." - Angela Lansbu... Read full article
Actress Beauty Tips #38: Positive Moves with Angela Lansbury
This is the 38th installment of the classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Actress Angela Lansbury has had a long and varied career. Lansbury started in films in 1944 and on the stage in 1957, and she still works in both mediums today. She was active on television with her... Read full article
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY ANGELA LANSBURY
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the motion picture legend, Angela Lansbury, the notable actress who is primarily remembered for her memorable portrayal of Jessica Fletcher in the long running television series, Murder She Wrote. Angela Bridget Lansbury, made her star-studded debut... Read full article
31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Angela Lansbury
31 Days of Oscar Blogathon Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candiate In 2013, the Academy Awards corrected what was, in my humble opinion, one of its biggest mistakes. No, it did not reverse its 1942 Best Picture decision and give it to Citizen Kane (no offense to How Green Was My Valley lovers)... Read full article
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Angela Lansbury Quotes:
Ralph Willart: [Not terribly concerned] Yeah? What about?
Annabell Willart: [Exasperated] "What about?" Do you realize that boy hasn't set his foot inside a classroom in the past two months?
Ralph Willart: Well, maybe he doesn't like the school he has to go to.
Annabell Willart: [Sarcastically] Well, maybe we should call the School Board and ask them to start a new school, just to please "His Majesty."
Annabell Willart: [Now without the sarcasm] Ralph, will ya' talk to him?
Minnie Littlejohn: Look, honey. It's no good you trying to tell me you're too old. I happen to be in a position to deny it.
Semadar: What is stronger than a lion?
Sarah Lee Gates: Nonsense. Tourists aren't people. They're... They're tourists.