Angela Lansbury is a multi-award winning British stage and film actress, whose career has spanned seven decades. Her career on Broadway has included roles in Mame, Gypsy, The King and I and Sweeney Todd. She returned to Broadway in 2007 and has since appeared in several productions including the 2009 production of Blithe Spirit.
At the 2009 Tony Awards, Lansbury won Best Featured Actress for her role as a medium in the Broadway production of Blithe Spirit, which opened at the The Shubert Theatre on March 15, 2009. It was her fifth Tony Award since winning Best Actress for the 1964 musical Mame.A British Accent as Broadway Celebrates Its Best
Notable Films
- 1944: Gaslight
- 1944: National Velvet
- 1945: The Picture of Dorian Grey
- 1949: Samson and Delilah
- 1956: The Court Jester
- 1958: The Long, Hot Summer
- 1962: The Manchurian Candidate
- 1971: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- 1978: Death on the Nile
- 1983: The Pirates of Penzance
- 1991: Beauty and the Beast (voice)
- 1997: Anastasia (voice)
Quotes
- "Actors are not made, they are born."
- "I've had an incredible relationship with my husband, with my family. I know they've had problems of their own, but we have never wavered in our closeness as a family. I've had a hell of a life."
- "I just stopped playing bitches on wheels and peoples' mothers. I have only a few more years to kick up my heels!"
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Angela Lansbury Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
October 16, 1925: Born
1944: Gaslight
1946: Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for The Picture of Dorian Gray
1948: The Three Musketeers
1952: Mutiny
1953: Remains to Be Seen
1954: A Life at Stake
1955: The Purple Mask
1958: The Reluctant Debutante
1962: The Manchurian Candidate
1963: Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for The Manchurian Candidate
1971: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1979: The Lady Vanishes
1983: Ace Award for Actress in a Theatrical or Musical Program for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1984: The Company of Wolves
1984-1996: Murder, She Wrote
1984: First of four Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series for Murder, She Wrote
1991: Beauty and the Beast
1996: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
1997: Anastasia
1999: Fantasia/2000
2005: Nanny McPhee
Angela Lansbury DVDs and Merchandise
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