Angela Lansburyone of the most beloved and acclaimed actresses in theater, film and television, passed away today at her home in Los Angeles just days after her 97th birthday.
The sad announcement was made by the family through a press release which we report below:
“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are saddened to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles at 1.30am today, Tuesday 11 October 2022, just five days before her 97th birthday.“.
Her passing was preceded by the death of her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. In addition to her children Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, along with five other great-grandchildren and brother renowned producer Edgar Lansbury.
With more than 80 years of acting under her belt, Angela Brigid Lansbury has enjoyed one of the longest and most distinguished careers in Hollywood and Broadway history. Born in London on October 16, 1925, he immigrated to the United States in 1940 and then moved to Hollywood just two years later. Here he signed his first contract for MGM and in 1944 he made his big screen debut in grief by George Cukor in which he plays opposite Ingrid Bergmanas the next year appears in The Picture of Dorian Graydirected by Albert Lewin.
Both performances earned her two Oscar nominations, with the third coming in 1962 thanks to one of her most iconic film roles, the merciless Mrs. Translate into thriller. Go and killadaptation of the novel The Manchurian Candidatewhere he shares the set with sacred monsters of the likes of Frank Sinatra, Kanet Leigh And Laurence Harvey.
In the years that followed, Lansbury also established himself on Broadway, earning the prestigious Tony Award in 1966 for his leading role in the musical. Mom. During the 70s his theater career saw him take part in several iconic productions including Hamlet, Gipsy, The King and I And Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Streetwhere she plays the role of Mrs. Lovett.
From the 1980s he became one of the most famous faces on television, becoming the star of the series Murder, he wrote, in which she played the irrepressible writer Jessica Fletcher, always busy solving unsolvable murders. The show continued for 12 seasons distributed between 1984 and 1996 with a charm of 263 episodes and 5 TV movies, always obtaining a great success with the public and a general appreciation that extends to this day.
Among the awards received are a total of 18 Emmy Awards, 6 Tony Awards (including a lifetime achievement award) and a honorary Oscar winner. In 2014 he was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Family funeral services will be held privately at a date yet to be determined.
Source: Deadline
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