Dame Angela Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress, producer, and comedian with an 80-year career spanning film, stage, and television. Based primarily in the United States, her extensive body of work garnered international recognition.
On October 16, 1925, Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in Regent's Park, central London, to Moyna Macgill and Edgar Lansbury.
On October 16, 1925, Angela Brigid Lansbury was born. She later became a British-American-Irish actress known for her extensive career in film, stage, and television.
In January 1930, Angela Lansbury's mother, Moyna Macgill, gave birth to twin boys, Bruce and Edgar, leading the family to move to a larger house in Mill Hill, north London.
From 1934, Angela Lansbury received her education at South Hampstead High School until 1939.
In 1938, Patrick Hamilton's play "Gas Light", was published. The mystery-thriller, served as the basis for the script of the 1944 film "Gaslight", in which Angela Lansbury played a supporting role.
In 1939, Angela Lansbury's education at South Hampstead High School came to an end.
In 1940, to escape the Blitz in London, Angela Lansbury moved to the United States and began studying acting in New York City.
In August 1942, Angela Lansbury returned to New York City, after which she and her brothers followed their mother to Hollywood, Los Angeles to resurrect her cinematic career.
In 1942, Angela Lansbury moved to Hollywood and signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), securing her first film roles.
In 1944, Angela Lansbury appeared as Edwina Brown in "National Velvet", a commercially successful film where she developed a lifelong friendship with co-star Elizabeth Taylor.
In 1944, Angela Lansbury obtained her first film roles in "Gaslight" and "National Velvet".
Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies presented Angela Lansbury with the Oscar in 2013, stating that "Angela has been adding class, talent, beauty, and intelligence to the movies" since 1944.
On September 27, 1945, Angela Lansbury married Richard Cromwell, an artist and decorator. The marriage was troubled and ended in divorce.
In 1945, Angela Lansbury appeared in "The Picture of Dorian Gray", a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel.
In 1945, Angela Lansbury married actor Richard Cromwell.
On September 11, 1946, Angela Lansbury was granted a divorce from Richard Cromwell, although they remained friends until his death.
In December 1946, Angela Lansbury was introduced to Peter Pullen Shaw, an aspiring actor, at a party held by Hurd Hatfield in Ojai Valley.
In 1946, Angela Lansbury divorced Richard Cromwell after he came out as gay.
In 1946, Angela Lansbury played her first American character as Em, a honky-tonk saloon singer in the Oscar-winning Wild West musical "The Harvey Girls".
In 1947, Angela Lansbury appeared in "Till the Clouds Roll By", "If Winter Comes" and "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami".
In 1948, Angela Lansbury appeared in "Tenth Avenue Angel", "The Three Musketeers", "State of the Union" and in an audio adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage" for NBC University Theatre.
In 1948, the cinema industry experienced a slump in sales, which impacted film budgets and staffing at companies like MGM.
In 1949, Angela Lansbury married actor and producer Peter Shaw.
In 1950, Angela Lansbury appeared in an episode of "Robert Montgomery Presents" adapted from A.J. Cronin's "The Citadel".
In 1951, Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw became naturalized US citizens, while retaining their British citizenship via dual nationality.
In 1951, Angela Lansbury appeared as a villainous maidservant in "Kind Lady".
In 1951, Angela Lansbury became a US citizen, while retaining her British citizenship.
In 1952, Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw had their first child, Anthony Peter.
In 1952, Angela Lansbury appeared as a French adventuress in "Mutiny".
In 1952, Angela Lansbury had her manager terminate her MGM contract and gave birth to her first child, Anthony.
In 1952, Angela Lansbury's contract with MGM ended after appearing in 11 further films following the success of "Gaslight" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray".
In April 1953, Angela Lansbury's daughter, Deirdre Angela Shaw, was born.
In 1953, Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw had their second child, Deirdre Angela.
In 1954, Angela Lansbury, returning to cinema as a freelance actress, obtained a minor role in the film *A Life at Stake*, continuing her work as an older, maternal figure.
In 1955, Angela Lansbury appeared in *A Lawless Street* and *The Purple Mask*, later calling *The Purple Mask* 'the worst movie I ever made'.
In 1955, Patrick Dennis' novel, *Auntie Mame*, was published.
In 1956, Angela Lansbury played Princess Gwendolyn in *The Court Jester*, and took on the role of a wife who kills her husband in *Please Murder Me*.
In 1958, Angela Lansbury appeared as Minnie Littlejohn in *The Long Hot Summer*, and as Mabel Claremont in *The Reluctant Debutante*, filming in Paris for the latter. These appearances restored her status as an 'A-picture actress'.
In 1958, Rosalind Russell played Mame in the non-musical film adaptation.
In 1959, Angela Lansbury and her family moved to Malibu, settling into a house on the Pacific Coast Highway to escape the Hollywood scene.
In 1959, Angela Lansbury had a well-reviewed appearance in *Summer of the Seventeenth Doll*, which was filmed in Australia.
In 1960, Angela Lansbury appeared in *A Breath of Scandal* and her role as Mavis in *The Dark at the Top of the Stairs* drew critical acclaim.
In 1961, Angela Lansbury appeared in *Blue Hawaii* as the mother of Elvis Presley's character, who was only ten years her junior. Despite finding the film of poor quality, she agreed to appear in it because she 'was desperate'.
In 1962, Angela Lansbury appeared in *All Fall Down* as a manipulative mother, and in *The Manchurian Candidate* as Eleanor Iselin, despite being only three years older than Laurence Harvey, who played her son. She received her third Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for *The Manchurian Candidate*.
In 1962, Angela Lansbury received widespread acclaim for her role in "The Manchurian Candidate", frequently ranked as one of her best performances.
In 1963, Angela Lansbury performed as Sybil Logan in *In the Cool of the Day*, a film she later denounced as awful.
In April 1964, Angela Lansbury's first theatrical musical, *Anyone Can Whistle*, opened at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The experimental work was critically panned and closed after nine performances.
In 1965, Angela Lansbury appeared in *The Greatest Story Ever Told*, though was almost entirely cut from the final edit. She also appeared as Mama Jean Bello in *Harlow* and as Lady Blystone in *The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders*.
In May 1966, Angela Lansbury starred as Mame Dennis in the musical *Mame*, which opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. The role gained her a cult gay following, as Mame Dennis was 'every gay person's idea of glamour'.
In November 1966, Angela Lansbury made a television appearance on Perry Como's Thanksgiving Special.
In 1966, Angela Lansbury appeared as Gloria in *Mister Buddwing*. Despite many well-received cinematic roles, 'celluloid superstardom' evaded Lansbury, leading to dissatisfaction with minor roles.
In 1966, Angela Lansbury gained stardom for playing the leading role in the Broadway musical "Mame", winning her first Tony Award and becoming a gay icon.
In 1967, Angela Lansbury appeared as the guest of honour at the March of Dimes annual benefit luncheon.
In 1968, Angela Lansbury was invited to star in a musical performance for the Academy Awards ceremony and co-hosted that year's Tony Awards with Peter Ustinov. She was also elected 'Woman of the Year' by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club.
In February 1969, Angela Lansbury performed in Dear World, a musical adaptation of Jean Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot, which opened at Broadway's Mark Hellinger Theatre. She received her second Tony Award for the performance, but the show was critically panned and ended after 132 performances.
In 1970, Angela Lansbury appeared in *Something for Everyone* as Countess von Ornstein, filming in Bavaria. She also played the lead role of Eglantine Price in the Disney film *Bedknobs and Broomsticks*, leading to her publicizing the film on television.
In 1970, amid personal difficulties, Angela Lansbury moved from California to County Cork, Ireland.
The year 1970 was difficult for the Lansbury family. Peter underwent a hip replacement, Anthony suffered a heroin overdose, and their Malibu home was destroyed in a brush fire. As a result, they purchased Knockmourne Glebe in County Cork, Ireland, to help Anthony recover from his addiction.
In 1971, Angela Lansbury appeared in the Disney film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks".
In 1972, Angela Lansbury returned to London's West End to perform in *All Over*. This was followed by a touring revival of *Mame* in the United States.
In May 1973, Angela Lansbury began starring as Rose in the musical *Gypsy* in London's West End, earning a standing ovation and rave reviews.
In January 1975, *Gypsy* ran on Broadway. It was a critical success, earning Lansbury her third Tony Award.
In November 1975, Angela Lansbury's mother died.
In December 1975, Angela Lansbury obtained the role of Gertrude in the National Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, staged at the Old Vic.
In May 1976, the National Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, staged at the Old Vic, and featuring Angela Lansbury as Gertrude, ended.
In 1976, Angela Lansbury underwent cosmetic surgery on her neck.
In April 1978, Angela Lansbury appeared in 24 performances of a revival of the musical *The King and I* staged at Broadway's Uris Theatre, playing the role of Mrs Anna.
In March 1979, Angela Lansbury appeared as Nellie Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Sondheim musical directed by Harold Prince at the Uris Theatre. She starred alongside Len Cariou.
In 1979, Angela Lansbury appeared as Miss Froy in The Lady Vanishes, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 film.
In October 1980, Angela Lansbury returned to the role of Nellie Lovett in Sweeney Todd for a ten-month US tour. The production was filmed and broadcast on the Entertainment Channel.
In 1982, Angela Lansbury appeared in the television film Little Gloria... Happy at Last with Bette Davis.
In 1982, Angela Lansbury provided the voice of the witch Mommy Fortuna in the animated film The Last Unicorn.
In 1982, Angela Lansbury took on the role in A Little Family Business, set in Baltimore, which faced protests for anti-Japanese slurs. In 1982, Lansbury was also inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
In 1983, Angela Lansbury starred as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance and appeared in CBS's The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story.
In 1983, Angela Lansbury was offered roles in a sitcom and a detective drama, Murder, She Wrote, and chose the latter, appreciating the character of Jessica Fletcher.
On September 30, 1984, the pilot episode of Murder, She Wrote, "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes", premiered on CBS. The show proved popular and was designed as inoffensive family viewing.
In 1984, Angela Lansbury achieved worldwide fame for her role as Jessica Fletcher in the American whodunit series "Murder, She Wrote".
In 1984, Angela Lansbury appeared in Gothic fantasy film The Company of Wolves, BBC television film A Talent for Murder, and miniseries Lace and The First Olympics: Athens 1896.
In 1986, Angela Lansbury co-hosted the New York Philharmonic's televised Liberty Weekend tribute to the Statue of Liberty with Kirk Douglas and appeared in Rage of Angels: The Story Continues.
In 1987, Angela Lansbury underwent cosmetic surgery on her neck.
In 1987, a spin-off of Murder, She Wrote was produced, called The Law & Harry McGraw. However, it proved short-lived.
In 1988, Angela Lansbury portrayed Nan Moore in Shootdown, a movie about the mother of a victim of the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 plane crash.
In 1988, Angela Lansbury released a VHS video titled Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves: My Personal Plan for Fitness and Well-Being, outlining her exercise routine.
In 1989, Angela Lansbury was featured in The Shell Seekers, playing an Englishwoman recuperating from a heart attack.
In 1989, Angela Lansbury's company, Corymore Productions, began co-producing Murder, She Wrote with Universal.
In 1990, Angela Lansbury published a book titled Positive Moves co-written with Mimi Avins, which she dedicated to her mother.
In 1990, Angela Lansbury starred in The Love She Sought as an American school teacher who falls in love with a Catholic priest while visiting Ireland.
In 1990, Angela Lansbury stated that the 1990-1991 season of Murder, She Wrote would be its last due to her tiring of the series.
By 1991, a third of Murder, She Wrote's viewers were under fifty, indicating a growing appeal to a younger audience.
In 1991, Angela Lansbury changed her mind about ending Murder, She Wrote after being appointed executive producer for the 1992-1993 season.
In 1991, Angela Lansbury contributed voice work to the animated film "Beauty and the Beast".
In 1991, Angela Lansbury had Corymore House built as a family home overlooking the Celtic Sea at Ballywilliam, County Cork.
Angela Lansbury was appointed executive producer for the 1992-1993 season of Murder, She Wrote, which she felt made it far more interesting to her.
In 1993, for the seventh season, the primary setting of Murder, She Wrote moved to New York City to attract younger viewers, with Jessica Fletcher teaching criminology at Manhattan University.
In May 1994, Angela Lansbury underwent hip replacement surgery.
A 1994 article in People magazine awarded Angela Lansbury a perfect score on its "lovability index".
The final episode of Murder, She Wrote aired on May 19, 1996. It was moved to Thursdays which upset Lansbury and led to its cancellation.
In 1996, Angela Lansbury starred in the television film Mrs. Santa Claus, which proved to be a ratings success after initial plans for a Murder, She Wrote musical film fell through.
In 1996, after twelve seasons, the detective drama series "Murder, She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury, came to an end. She co-owned Corymore Productions and was the executive producer during the final four seasons.
In 1997, Angela Lansbury continued the role of Jessica Fletcher in the made-for-television film Murder, She Wrote: South By Southwest.
In 1997, Angela Lansbury contributed voice work to the animated film "Anastasia".
In 1997, Angela Lansbury lent her voice to the character of the Empress Dowager for the film Anastasia.
In 2000, Angela Lansbury starred in the made-for-television film Murder, She Wrote: A Story To Die For.
In 2001, Angela Lansbury dropped out of the lead role in The Visit before it opened due to her husband's deteriorating health.
In 2001, Angela Lansbury starred in the made-for-television film Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man.
In 2002, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gave Angela Lansbury a Lifetime Achievement Award.
In January 2003, Angela Lansbury's husband, Peter Shaw, died of congestive heart failure at their Brentwood home.
Angela Lansbury's husband, Peter Shaw, died in 2003; they had been married since 1949.
In 2003, Angela Lansbury starred in the made-for-television film Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle.
In 2005, Angela Lansbury appeared in the family film "Nanny McPhee".
In 2005, Angela Lansbury appeared in the film Nanny McPhee as Aunt Adelaide, which helped her cope with her husband's death. She also starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for which she received an Emmy nomination.
In 2005, Angela Lansbury underwent knee replacement surgery.
In 2006, wanting to spend more time in New York City, Angela Lansbury purchased a $2 million condominium in Manhattan.
In May 2007, Angela Lansbury returned to Broadway after a 23-year absence in Deuce, receiving a Tony Award nomination.
A 2007 interviewer for The New York Times described Angela Lansbury as "one of the few actors it makes sense to call beloved".
Reflecting on her three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007, Angela Lansbury stated that she was glad she did not win because she believed it would have led to a less successful career.
In March 2009, Angela Lansbury returned to Broadway for a revival of Blithe Spirit, earning her fifth Tony Award.
From December 2009 to June 2010, Angela Lansbury starred as Madame Armfeldt in a Broadway revival of A Little Night Music.
As of 2009, Angela Lansbury held the record for the most unsuccessful Emmy nominations by a performer.
In June 2010, Angela Lansbury concluded the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr Theatre after starring as Madame Armfeldt from December 2009, earning her a seventh Tony Award nomination.
In 2011, Angela Lansbury appeared in the film Mr. Popper's Penguins, opposite Jim Carrey.
In July 2012, Angela Lansbury appeared as women's rights advocate Sue-Ellen Gamadge in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
In February 2013, Angela Lansbury starred alongside James Earl Jones in an Australian tour of Driving Miss Daisy, causing her to withdraw from a role in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.
In November 2013, Angela Lansbury received an Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards for her lifetime achievement.
In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors voted to bestow upon Angela Lansbury an Honorary Academy Award for her lifetime achievements in the industry.
In March 2014, Angela Lansbury reprised her role as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, marking her first London stage appearance in nearly 40 years.
From December 2014 to March 2015 Angela Lansbury joined the tour of Blithe Spirit across North America.
According to a 2014 article in the Irish Independent, Angela Lansbury also held Irish citizenship.
In 2014, Angela Lansbury was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II, recognizing her contributions to drama and charitable work.
From December 2014 to March 2015 Angela Lansbury joined the tour of Blithe Spirit across North America.
In April 2015, Angela Lansbury received her first Olivier Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Arcati.
In November 2015, Angela Lansbury was awarded the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre.
From 2015 to 2018 Angela Lansbury's cousin, Malcolm Turnbull, was Prime Minister of Australia.
In December 2017, Angela Lansbury appeared as Aunt March in the BBC miniseries Little Women.
From 2015 to 2018 Angela Lansbury's cousin, Malcolm Turnbull, was Prime Minister of Australia.
In 2018, Angela Lansbury appeared in the family film "Mary Poppins Returns".
In 2018, Angela Lansbury appeared in the family film Buttons: A Christmas Tale, as well as in the film Mary Poppins Returns, where she sang the song "Nowhere To Go But Up". She also voiced the Mayor of Whoville in the animated film The Grinch.
In November 2019, Angela Lansbury returned to Broadway, portraying Lady Bracknell in a one-night benefit staging of Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest for Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre.
Angela Lansbury died in her sleep at her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on October 11, 2022, at the age of 96.
On October 11, 2022, Angela Lansbury, the British-American-Irish actress known for her extensive 80-year career in film, stage, and television, passed away.
Angela Lansbury had three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren at the time of her death in 2022.
In 2022, Angela Lansbury made her final film appearance with a cameo role as herself in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
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