Angela Lansbury
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1925
- Died
- October 11, 2022
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022
as Angela Lansbury, In Memory Of
Show of Titles 2021
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Knives Out 2019
Thanks
Mary Poppins Returns 2018
as Balloon Lady
Buttons 2018
as Rose
Harold Prince: The Director's Life 2018
Actor
The Grinch 2018
as Mayor McGerkle (voice)
Every Act of Life 2018
as Self
Howard 2018
as Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Miracle on 42nd Street 2017
as Self
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told 2017
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches 2017
as Self
Women He's Undressed 2015
as Self
Driving Miss Daisy 2015
as Daisy Werthan
Six by Sondheim 2013
as Mrs. Lovett (archive footage)
Mr. Popper's Penguins 2011
as Mrs. Van Gundy
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast 2010
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
- To Oz! The Making of a Classic
To Oz! The Making of a Classic 2009
as Self / Hostess
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2009
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics 2008
as Narrator
Heidi 4 Paws 2008
as Grandmother (voice)
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times 2008
as Self
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Words and Music by Jerry Herman 2007
as Self
Nanny McPhee 2005
as Aunt Adelaide
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party 2005
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Rose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II 2004
as Mame Dennis (segment "Mame")
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream 2004
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
- Queen of Diamonds
Queen of Diamonds 2004
as Herself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004
as Self
The Blackwater Lightship 2004
as Dora
Reflections on 'Gaslight' 2003
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003
as Host / Mrs. Lovett (segment "Sweeney Todd")
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle 2003
as Jessica Fletcher
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series 2003
as Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury 2002
as Self
The Cockettes 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All 2001
as Narrator
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man 2001
as Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks 2001
as Self
Disney Through The Decades 2001
Actor
On Cukor 2000
as Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For 2000
as Jessica Fletcher
Fantasia 2000 2000
as Self - Host
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax 1999
as Emily Pollifax
Forever Hollywood 1999
as Self
Glorious Technicolor 1998
as Narrator (voice)
Anastasia 1997
as Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 1997
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 1997
as Jessica Fletcher
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997
as Self
Mrs. Santa Claus 1996
as Mrs. Santa Claus
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury 1996
as Self
Inside the Dream Factory 1995
as Self
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall 1995
as Narrator
Your Studio and You 1995
as Angela Lansbury
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim 1995
Actor
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch 1994
as Narrator
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl 1994
as Self
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 1992
as Mrs. Ada Harris
Mickey's Audition 1992
as Sylvia
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland 1992
as Self - Performer
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture 1992
as Self - Chanteuse
Beauty and the Beast 1991
as Mrs. Potts (voice)
The Trouble With Agatha Christie 1991
as Self - Actress
The Love She Sought 1990
as Agatha McGee
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990
as Self - Host
The Shell Seekers 1989
as Penelope Keeling
Shootdown 1988
as Nan Moore
Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves 1988
as Herself
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues 1986
as Marchesa Allabrandi
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
as Self
The Company of Wolves 1984
as Granny
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story 1983
as Amanda Fenwick
A Talent for Murder 1983
as Ann Royce McClain
The Pirates of Penzance 1983
as Ruth
The Last Unicorn 1982
as Mommy Fortuna (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1982
as Nellie Lovett
The Mirror Crack'd 1980
as Miss Marple
The Lady Vanishes 1979
as Miss Froy
Death on the Nile 1978
as Salome Otterbourne
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow 1975
as Sister Theresa / Narrator (voice)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973
Actor
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971
as Miss Price
Something for Everyone 1970
as Countess Herthe von Ornstein
Mister Buddwing 1966
as Gloria
Harlow 1965
as Mama Jean Bello
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders 1965
as Lady Blystone
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Claudia
Dear Heart 1965
as Phyllis
The World of Henry Orient 1964
as Isabel Boyd
In the Cool of the Day 1963
as Sybil Logan
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
as Mrs. Iselin
All Fall Down 1962
as Annabell Willart
Blue Hawaii 1961
as Sarah Lee Gates
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960
as Mavis Pruitt
A Breath of Scandal 1960
as Countess Lina
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 1959
as Pearl
The Reluctant Debutante 1958
as Mabel Claremont
The Long, Hot Summer 1958
as Minnie Littlejohn
Claire 1956
as Vera Wayne
Please Murder Me 1956
as Myra Leeds
The Court Jester 1955
as Princess Gwendolyn
A Lawless Street 1955
as Tally Dickenson
The Purple Mask 1955
as Madame Valentine
A Life at Stake 1955
as Doris Hillman
Remains to Be Seen 1953
as Valeska Chauvel
Mutiny 1952
as Leslie Waldridge
Kind Lady 1951
as Mrs. Edwards
Samson and Delilah 1949
as Semadar
The Red Danube 1949
as Audrey Quail
The Three Musketeers 1948
as Queen Ann
State of the Union 1948
as Kay Thorndyke
Tenth Avenue Angel 1948
as Susan Bratten
If Winter Comes 1947
as Mabel Sabre
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1947
as Clotilde de Marelle
Till the Clouds Roll By 1946
as London Specialty
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Dusty Millard
The Harvey Girls 1946
as Em
The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945
as Sibyl Vane
National Velvet 1945
as Edwina Brown
Gaslight 1944
as Nancy
Credits from TMDB.