Angela Lansbury
Birth Place: London, ENGLAND
GYPSY To Be Presented By Theatre Tulsa At Tulsa Performing Arts Center (Apr 15, 2026)
Works & Process to Present Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions in April 2026 (Apr 13, 2026)
Theater Press Agent David Gersten Passes Away at 67 (Apr 6, 2026)
BIO
Angela Lansbury began her professional acting career in the early 1940s after studying at the Feagin School of Drama and Radio, graduating in 1942. She made her film debut in Gaslight (1944), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, followed by roles in National Velvet (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received another Academy Award nomination. During her contract with MGM from the mid-1940s to early 1950s, she appeared in films including The Harvey Girls (1946), Till the Clouds Roll By (1947), The Three Musketeers (1948), State of the Union (1948), The Red Danube (1949), and Kind Lady (1951), as well as radio and early television productions.
After leaving MGM in 1952, Lansbury worked as a freelance actress in film, television, and theater. Her film credits during this period included The Court Jester (1956), The Long Hot Summer (1958), The Reluctant Debutante (1958), and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960). She appeared on Broadway in Hotel Paradiso (1957) and A Taste of Honey (early 1960s), while continuing television work. In 1962, she starred in The Manchurian Candidate, earning her third Academy Award nomination. Additional film appearances included All Fall Down (1962), The World of Henry Orient (1964), and Dear Heart (1964).
Lansbury achieved major stage success starring in the Broadway musical Mame (1966), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. She followed this with Dear World (1969), earning a second Tony Award, and appeared in films such as Something for Everyone (1970) and Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). In the 1970s, she starred in stage productions including Gypsy (1973–1975), which earned her a third Tony Award, and The King and I (1978). Her film work included Death on the Nile (1978), for which she received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1979, Lansbury starred in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Broadway, winning her fourth Tony Award. She continued film and television work with projects including The Lady Vanishes (1979), The Mirror Crack’d (1980), The Last Unicorn (1982), The Pirates of Penzance (1983), and television films such as Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) and A Talent for Murder (1984).
From 1984 to 1996, Lansbury starred as Jessica Fletcher in the television series Murder, She Wrote, later reprising the role in television films including South by Southwest (1997), A Story to Die For (2000), The Last Free Man (2001), and The Celtic Riddle (2003). During this period, she also appeared in projects such as Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986), The Shell Seekers (1989), Mrs. Santa Claus (1996), and voiced Mrs. Potts in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) and the Empress Dowager in Anastasia (1997).
In later years, Lansbury continued working in film, television, and theater. She appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005), the film Nanny McPhee (2005), and returned to Broadway in Deuce (2007), earning a Tony nomination. She won her fifth Tony Award for Blithe Spirit (2009) and received another nomination for A Little Night Music (2009–2010). Her later screen work included Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011), the miniseries Little Women (2017), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), The Grinch (2018), and her final film appearance in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
Lansbury died in her sleep at her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on October 11, 2022, at the age of 96.
Photos
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Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Al Pacino, Jerry Herman, Burgess Meredith, Susan Strassberg, Angela lansbury, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Princess Grace Kelly and Ellen Burstyn at the Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards held on March 28, 1982 at the U
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Al Pacino, Jerry Herman, Burgess Meredith, Susan Strassberg, Angela lansbury, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Princess Grace Kelly and Ellen Burstyn attend the Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards held on March 28, 1982 at t
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Movies
[ 1944 ] Nancy
[ 1944 ] Edwina Brown
[ 1945 ] Sibyl Vane
[ 1946 ] Em
[ 1946 ] Dusty Millard
[ 1947 ] Mabel Sabre
[ 1947 ] Clotilde de Marelle
[ 1948 ] Kay Thorndyke
[ 1948 ] Susan Bratten
[ 1948 ] Queen Anne
[ 1949 ] Semadar
[ 1949 ] Audrey Quail
[ 1951 ] Mrs. Edwards
[ 1952 ] Leslie
[ 1953 ] Valeska Chauvel
[ 1955 ] Tally Dickenson
[ 1955 ] Doris Hillman
[ 1955 ] Princess Gwendolyn
[ 1955 ] Brenda Jarvis
[ 1955 ] Madame Valentine
[ 1956 ] Myra Leeds
[ 1958 ] Minnie Littlejohn
[ 1958 ] Mabel Claremont
[ 1959 ] Pearl
[ 1960 ] Countess Lina
[ 1960 ] Mavis Pruitt
[ 1961 ] Sarah Lee Gates
[ 1962 ] Annabell Willart
[ 1962 ] Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
[ 1963 ] Sybil Logan
[ 1964 ] Phyllis
[ 1964 ] Isabel Boyd
[ 1965 ] Mama Jean Bello
[ 1965 ] Lady Blystone
[ 1965 ] Claudia
[ 1966 ] Gloria
[ 1970 ] Countess Herthe von Ornstein
[ 1971 ] Miss Price
[ 1975 ] Sister Theresa / Narrator - Voice
[ 1978 ] Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
[ 1978 ] Salome Otterbourne
[ 1979 ] Miss Froy
[ 1980 ] Miss Marple
[ 1982 ] Nellie Lovett
[ 1982 ] Mommy Fortuna - Voice
[ 1983 ] Amanda Fenwick
[ 1983 ] Ruth
[ 1984 ] Ann Royce McClain
[ 1984 ] Granny
[ 1986 ] Marchesa Allabrandi
[ 1988 ] Nan Moore
[ 1989 ] Penelope Keeling
[ 1990 ] Agatha McGee
[ 1991 ] Mrs. Potts - Voice
[ 1992 ] Mrs. Ada Harris
[ 1993 ] Self - Hostess
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Santa Claus
[ 1997 ] The Dowager Empress Marie - Voice
[ 1997 ] Jessica Fletcher
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Emily Pollifax
[ 2000 ] Jessica Fletcher
[ 2001 ] Jessica Fletcher
[ 2003 ] Jessica Fletcher
[ 2004 ] Dora
[ 2005 ] Aunt Adelaide
[ 2009 ]
[ 2009 ] Grandmamma - Voice
[ 2011 ] Mrs. Van Gundy
[ 2018 ] Rose
[ 2018 ] Balloon Lady
[ 2018 ] Mayor McGerkle - Voice
[ 2021 ]
TV Shows
[ 1950-1953 ] Rosie, Christine Manson
Florie Vandrop
Lola Walker
Joan Dexter
Daphne Rutledge
[ 1950-1954 ] Elsa, Tina Rafferty, Lucy Landor
Brenda Jarvis
[ 1954-1955 ] Mrs. Hallerton, Joan Robinson
Vanessa Peters
Regular
[ 1955-1956 ] Deborah
Joyce
Vera Wayne
Flossie Norris, Katy
[ 1955-1956 ] Mrs. Jane Pritchard
[ 1956-1957 ] Judith Beresford, Justina Marshall
Deborah
[ 1958-1959 ] Hazel Wills, Victoria Atkins
Alvera Dunlear
Elfie van Donck
Celeste Thurlow
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Aunt Hortense Boutin
Jessica Fletcher
Angela Lansbury
[ 1984-1996 ] Jessica Fletcher, Emma MacGill
Lady Penelope Berrington
Eleanor Duvall
Eleanor Duvall
Mrs. Potts
Aunt March
Jessica Fletcher
Awards and Nominations
winner
Angela LansburyBlithe Spirit
Angela Lansbury, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Angela Lansbury, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Angela Lansbury, The Best Man
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music
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Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music
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Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
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Angela Lansbury
winner
Angela Lansbury
winner
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
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Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
winner
Angela Lansbury, Deuce
Angela Lansbury, Deuce
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Angela Lansbury
winner
Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
winner
Angela Lansbury, Sweeney Todd
Angela Lansbury, The King and I
winner
Angela Lansbury, Gypsy
Angela Lansbury, Gypsy
winner
Angela Lansbury, Dear World
winner
Angela Lansbury, Mame
winner
Angela Lansbury, Mame
Videos
Video: Michael Crawford Talks Being Honored By the Kennedy Center
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-12-23 19:53:21
Video/Photos: Daniel Craig Is Back in New Trailer for WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-17 12:43:09
Video: Watch the First Teaser for WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-10 11:49:22
Audra McDonald Will Return to Broadway This Fall in GYPSY; Watch New Trailer
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-05-29 15:30:20
Video: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-13 12:03:14
VIDEO: Watch Stephen Cole, Ward Roberts, and Peter Filichia Discuss 'Cole Porter as a Gay Icon'
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-01-13 15:36:39
VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. & Daniel Craig Star in GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Trailer
by Michael Major - 2022-11-07 10:10:19
VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - 2022-03-25 09:41:30
VIDEO: Broadway Salutes Stephen Sondheim at the 1993 Kennedy Center Honors
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-11-29 12:33:21
VIDEO: Bob Mackie Talks His Legendary Career and New Book on Backstage Live with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2021-11-17 14:07:23
VIDEO: The Broadway League Launches THIS IS BROADWAY Initiative With Short Film Narrated by Oprah Winfrey
by Stephi Wild - 2021-08-30 08:00:20
Video Flashback: Angela Lansbury Explores Her 70+ Year Career in Conversation With Her Niece, Felicia Lansbury Meyer
by Stephi Wild - 2020-10-25 11:32:10
Broadway Rewind: Watch Scenes from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-05-23 17:01:00
Broadway Rewind: EXIT THE KING Makes an Entrance on Broadway in 2009
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-04-12 16:31:00
Broadway Rewind: WEST SIDE STORY Rumbles Back to Broadway in 2009!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-03-18 15:49:50
News
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2026
Theatre Tulsa invites audiences to experience one of the greatest musicals ever written as Gypsy takes the stage at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center April 24 through May 3.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2026
Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch and more will present scenes from new plays commissioned through the Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions at the Guggenheim, followed by a discussion on storytelling and recovery.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2026
David Gersten, Vice-President of ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), died on Monday, April 6 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 26, 2026
Broadway's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Susan Egan are among those who will receive the Disney Legends Award at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event later this year.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2026
In December 2027, Universal will release Murder, She Wrote, the new film based on the murder mystery series, with Jamie Lee Curtis starring as detective Jessica Fletcher.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 19, 2026
BroadwayWorld can exclusively reveal new details of two previously unknown Stephen Sondheim songs, which debut on Thursday's episode of the podcast series Loving You: The Untold Sondheim.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2026
Works & Process will presentsa first look at new works from Terrence McNally Recovery Commission playwrights Craig Lucas and Jake Brasch at the Peter B. Lewis Theater.
by Taylor Clemons - Mar 12, 2026
Beauty and the Beast undoubtedly has a very important place in Broadway history. For Disney Theatricals, it was the show that started it all, and proved that there was an appetite on Broadway for family fare.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 25, 2026
Broadway performer Sondra Lee died of natural causes in her New York City apartment at age 97. Throughout her nine-decade career, Lee won awards as a dancer, actor, teacher, author, stage director, playwright, theatre and film consultant and painter.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 22, 2026
The forthcoming film adaptation of the murder mystery series Murder She Wrote has recruited stage and screen director Jason Moore to helm the movie. Jamie Lee Curtis is set to star as detective Jessica Fletcher.
by Sidney Paterra - Dec 25, 2025
Christmastime is here! As you deck the halls, trim the tree, and slice the roast beast, get into the holiday spirit this Christmas with a little bit of help from Broadway.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 24, 2025
Theatre legend Michael Crawford is being honored at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony and a number of Broadway favorites are stepping out to pay tribute to Broadway's original Phantom, including Laura Osnes and Carrie Manolakos.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 24, 2025
Theatre legend Michael Crawford is being honored at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony and according to the star, 'there are no words,' to describe his excitement about earning the distinction. Watch a video of his pre-show interview.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 22, 2025
New sneak peeks have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, featuring Michael Crawford, Kelsey Grammer, Carrie Manolakos, and more. Check out a preview of the ceremony here.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025
New photos have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, featuring Laura Osnes, Kelsey Grammer, David Phelps, Carrie Manolakos, and more as well as honoree Michael Crawford. Check them out now.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 15, 2025
On Sunday, December 7, the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors took place in Washington, D.C., paying tribute to Broadway performer Michael Crawford, actor Sylvester Stallone, and more. Take a look at photos from the red carpet, featuring Crawford, Laura Osnes, Kelsey Grammer, and more.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 8, 2025
On Sunday, December 7, the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors took place in Washington, D.C., honoring Tony Award-winning performer Michael Crawford, actor/writer Sylvester Stallone, country music star George Strait, disco and gospel artist Gloria Gaynor, and the rock band KISS. Check out photos from the ceremony here.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025
The Terrence McNally Foundation and The Recovery Arts Project have announced the second cycle of the Terrence McNally Recovery Commissions. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 29, 2025
From the new Jonas Brothers Christmas special to musical classics like White Christmas, take a look here to find out which holiday streaming titles will bring a Broadway fan some extra joy this year.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
SMU Meadows School of the Arts has revealed that the recipient of the 2026 Meadows Award is Brian Stokes Mitchell, known for his Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning performances.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Angela Lansbury has appeared on Broadway in 19 shows.
Angela Lansbury has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Angela Lansbury's first West End show was Gypsy which opened in 1973
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Blithe Spirit, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Gore Vidal's The Best Man , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Gore Vidal's The Best Man , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Best Man , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Featured Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Blithe Spirit, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Little Night Music, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Blithe Spirit, Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Blithe Spirit, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Blithe Spirit, Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Deuce, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Deuce, The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) for , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The King and I, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Gypsy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Dear World, Best Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mame and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Mame.
Angela Lansbury has received numerous awards throughout her career, including: - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Blithe Spirit - Best Featured Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Blithe Spirit - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Blithe Spirit - Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards) - Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Blithe Spirit - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Blithe Spirit - Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Deuce - The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) - Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd - Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Dear World - Best Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mame - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Mame
Videos