Angela Brigid Lansbury
| Sign | Libra |
| Born | Oct 16, 1925 Poplar, London |
| Died | Oct 11, 2022 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 97 |
Angela Lansbury | |
| Job | Actress, singer, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1944-present |
| Top Roles | Nancy, Edwina Brown, Sibyl Vane, Kay Thorndyke, Susan Bratten |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Adventure, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | Pandro S. Berman (Producer), John Frankenheimer (Director), George Sidney (Director), Delbert Mann (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Linda Darnell, Hamilton Luske, Alice Pearce see more.. |
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 Television and Motion Pictures. 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.
BlogHub Articles:
Noir: A Life at Stake (1955) and Please Murder Me! (1956)
By The Lady Eve on Nov 11, 2022 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeIt was only with her passing last month that I found out Dame 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 BLOGATHON, Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
on Feb 15, 2019 From Caftan WomanThe Adoring 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
on Aug 19, 2017 From Comet Over HollywoodThis is the?38th installment of the classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested.? Actress 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 o... Read full article
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY
By Crystal Kalyana on Oct 16, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic HollywoodToday marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the motion picture legend, , 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:
By minooallen on Feb 10, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub Blog31 Days of Oscar Blogathon 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). I... Read full article
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Angela Lansbury Quotes:
Edwina Brown: Shut up and stop being disgusting.
Princess Gwendolyn: Marry Griswold? Never!
King Roderick: What was that?
Princess Gwendolyn: He's a brute and a lout.
King Roderick: Brute or not, lout or not, if it pleases me you will marry Griswold.
Princess Gwendolyn: If it pleases you so much, you marry Griswold.
Nancy Oliver: Gonna work on your tunes again tonight, sir? You're always working, aren't you?
Gregory Anton: Yes. What are you doing with your evening out?
Nancy Oliver: Oh, I'm going to a music hall...
[starts to sing 'Up in a balloon']
Gregory Anton: I've never been to an English music hall.
Nancy Oliver: Oh, you don't know what you've missed, sir...
Gregory Anton: And whom are you going to the music hall with?
Nancy Oliver: A gentleman friend, sir.
Gregory Anton: Oh, now you know, Nancy, don't you, that gentlemen friends are sometimes inclined to take liberties with young ladies.
Nancy Oliver: Oh no, sir, not with me. I can take care of myself - when I want to.
Gregory Anton: You know, Nancy, it strikes me that you're not at all the kind of girl that your mistress should have for a housemaid.
Nancy Oliver: [flirtatiously] No, sir? She's not the only one in the house - is she?
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