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Angela Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British-American-Irish actress and singer whose career spanned eight decades on stage, screen and television. She first gained notice in Hollywood with acclaimed supporting turns in films such as Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), earning Academy Award nominations for both. Lansbury became a Broadway star in the 1960s with roles in Mame and other musicals, and achieved worldwide popular recognition as mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running CBS series Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996). She was celebrated for her distinctive voice, versatility across dramatic and musical roles, and a late-career return to screen voice work and film appearances.

... Born Angela Brigid Lansbury in London in 1925, Lansbury moved to the United States with her mother during World War II and began a film career that quickly earned critical notice. Early Hollywood work under contract with MGM included acclaimed supporting performances that brought three Academy Award nominations across her film career. Dissatisfied with typecasting in films, she pursued stage work and became a major Broadway presence from the mid‑1960s onward, winning multiple Tony Awards for roles including Mame, Dear World, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, and later earning a Tony for her 2009 return in Blithe Spirit. Lansbury reached a new generation of viewers as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, a series she also helped co‑produce; the role made her a television icon and garnered many awards nominations. In later decades she provided notable voice performances in animated films such as Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Anastasia (1997), and appeared in family films including Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Mary Poppins Returns. Her contributions were recognized with honors including an Academy Honorary Award (2013), a Damehood (DBE) in 2014, and numerous lifetime and national awards. Lansbury continued working into her nineties and remained one of the most respected figures in theatre and screen until her death in 2022. Then & Now The 1980s In the 1980s Lansbury moved from stage and film into television superstardom: after a notable film turn in the Agatha Christie adaptation The Mirror Crack'd (1980), she became a household name beginning in 1984 as the warm, whip‑smart mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on CBS’s Murder, She Wrote. The series, which she also helped co‑produce, ran for twelve seasons and earned her multiple Emmy nominations, bringing her distinctive presence and wit to millions of viewers worldwide. That decade cemented her status as a TV icon and broadened her popular impact beyond the Tony‑winning theatre career she had already established. Now (2026) Angela Lansbury died in October 2022, and as of 2026 she is remembered as one of the most versatile performers of the twentieth and early twenty‑first centuries. Her eight‑decade career—including three early Academy Award nominations, multiple Tony Awards, and the enduring role of Jessica Fletcher—left a lasting imprint on stage, screen and television. Reruns, recordings and revivals continue to introduce her work to new audiences, and her distinctive voice, theatrical accomplishments and influence on subsequent generations of actors form the core of her legacy. Career timeline 1925 Born Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, England (October 16, 1925). 1940 Relocated to North America with her mother to escape the London Blitz; later moved to Hollywood. 1944 Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her breakthrough film role as Nancy in Gaslight. 1945 Received a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Picture of Dorian Gray. 1962 Nominated for a third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Eleanor Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate. 1966 Achieved Broadway stardom in the title role of Mame, winning a Tony Award and changing the trajectory of her stage career. 1971 Starred as Miss Eglantine Price in the Disney musical film Bedknobs and Broomsticks, a major family hit. 1984 Began starring as Jessica Fletcher in the CBS television series Murder, She Wrote, which ran through 1996. 1991 Voiced Mrs. Potts in Disney's animated feature Beauty and the Beast. 2013 Received an Academy Honorary Award in recognition of her lifetime contribution to cinema and theatre. 2014 Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama and charitable work. 2022 Died in Los Angeles on October 11, 2022, at age 96. Public reference sources Public biography and credit reference.My Talking Angela 2 – Google Play listing Public biography and credit reference.My Talking Angela 2 – App Store listing Biographical and credit details were checked against My Talking Angela 2 – Google Play listing, My Talking Angela 2 – App Store listing.