Angela Lansbury

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Mini Biography from http://www.IMDB.com

written by Jim Beaver

Angela Landsbury at the Internet Movie Database

Date of Birth

16 October 1925, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Angela Brigid Lansbury

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

British character actress, long in the United States. The daughter of an actress and the granddaughter of a high-ranking politician, Lansbury studied acting from her youth, departing for the United States as the Second World War began. She was contracted by MGM while still a teenager and nominated for an Academy Award for her first film, Gaslight (1944). Two pictures later, she was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress, this time for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Now established as a supporting player of quality, she began a long career, often as "the other woman" in major productions and as the leading lady in lesser films. Her features, while not at all old-appearing, gave her an air of maturity that allowed her to pass as much older than she actually was, and she began playing mother roles, often to players of her own age, while yet in her thirties. She concentrated more and more on stage work, achieving notable success in a number of Broadway plays and musicals, winning four Tony Awards in sixteen years. Although active in television since the early 1950s, she obtained her greatest fame in the 1980s by starring in the light mystery program "Murder, She Wrote" (1984). As Jessica Fletcher, she became known and loved by millions for well over a decade. She also became known for the odd fact of almost annual Emmy Award nominations for the role without ever winning for it. An institution in American theatre and television, she is also an inspiration for the graciousness of her personality, which is often exploited and always admired.

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A Personal Note from Robin

This month, TCM is showing Oscar winning movies. Last night Harvey Girls with Angela Lansbury and Judy Garland was presented. Lansbury played the "other woman" against Garland - marvelous portrayal!

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