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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.
Acted in 110
2020s
- 2022
- 2021
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2010s
- 2018
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Movie
- 2017
- 2015
Driving Miss Daisy
Daisy Werthan
- 2013
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Heidi 4 Paws
Grandmother (voice)
- 2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Mrs. Potts (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Rose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)
- 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Mame Dennis (segment "Mame")
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
Mrs. Potts (voice)
The Blackwater Lightship
Dora
- 2003
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
Jessica Fletcher
- 2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
Disney Through The Decades
Movie
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Emily Pollifax
- 1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Jessica Fletcher
- 1996
Mrs. Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus
- 1995
Your Studio and You
Angela Lansbury
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Movie
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Ada Harris
Mickey's Audition
Sylvia
- 1991
- 1990
The Love She Sought
Agatha McGee
1980s
- 1989
The Shell Seekers
Penelope Keeling
- 1988
- 1986
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
Marchesa Allabrandi
- 1984
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Alice Garrett · 2 episodes
Lace
Aunt Hortense Boutin · 2 episodes
- 1983
A Talent for Murder
Ann Royce McClain
The Pirates of Penzance
Ruth
- 1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney · 2 episodes
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Nellie Lovett
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1975
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Sister Theresa / Narrator (voice)
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Movie
- 1971
- 1970
Something for Everyone
Countess Herthe von Ornstein
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
Mister Buddwing
Gloria
- 1965
Harlow
Mama Jean Bello
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Lady Blystone
Dear Heart
Phyllis
- 1964
- 1963
In the Cool of the Day
Sybil Logan
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Mavis Pruitt
A Breath of Scandal
Countess Lina
1950s
- 1959
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Pearl
- 1958
- 1956
Claire
Vera Wayne
- 1955
The Purple Mask
Madame Valentine
- 1954
- 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV
Remains to Be Seen
Valeska Chauvel
General Electric Theater
Daphne Rutledge · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Penelope Keeling, Dora · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Florie Vandrop · 1 episode
Kind Lady
Mrs. Edwards
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Red Danube
Audrey Quail
- 1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
Susan Bratten
- 1947
If Winter Comes
Mabel Sabre
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Clotilde de Marelle
- 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Dusty Millard
- 1945
- 1944
Other crew 1
Produced 1
1980s
- 1984
Appearances58
2010s
- 2018
Every Act of Life
Self
- 2017
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
- 2015
Women He's Undressed
Self
- 2010
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
Self
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Self
- 2007
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Self (archive footage)
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
- 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
- 2003
Reflections on 'Gaslight'
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host / Mrs. Lovett (segment "Sweeney Todd")
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
- 2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury
Self
The Cockettes
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Narrator
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Self
- 2000
On Cukor
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Glorious Technicolor
Narrator (voice)
- 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
- 1996
- 1995
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Narrator
- 1994
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch
Narrator
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
- 1993
- 1992
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
Self - Chanteuse
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Self - Performer
- 1991
- 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self - Host
1980s
- 1988
Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves
Herself
- 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
- 1963
- 1962
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 episode
- 1944
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2019
