“Gone from our sights but never from our hearts”
Angela Lansbury, known for her role as Jessica Fletcher in the hit American crime drama series, Murder, She Wrote, makes her heavenly demise on October 11, Tuesday, leaving behind her family and dear ones.
Angela Lansbury – The Virtuoso
Legendary, British-born American actress, Angela Lansbury, has reportedly met her earthly demise at the age of 96. Lansbury’s family disseminated the news of her passing away at her Los Angeles residence on October 11, 2022. Lansbury “died peacefully in her sleep”, her family and loved ones said in a statement.
Born on October 16,1925, in London, England, Lansbury’s achievements over the course of her career have been notable. Her skills as an actor have won her multiple accomplishments in the public space and given her critical acclaim as well for her undeniable talent in the field of acting, both on TV and in Cinema. Along with acting, Angela Lansbury also expressed her interest and keenness on the stage and performed in theaters as well.
As an actor, Angela Lansbury has played numerous roles and characters ranging from a Cockney maid to a nefarious, manipulative role of a mother. Going back in time before Lansbury made her debut in the film industry, she along with her mother, Moyna MacGill, were originally from England and had migrated to the United States in 1940. Lansbury learned acting at the Feagin School of Drama And Radio in New York City.
The actress made her debut in Gaslight (1944), a psychological thriller, where she played the role of a deceitful Cockney maidservant. Her performance in the film bagged her an Academy Award nomination for best-supporting actress. Following Gaslight, Lansbury’s next appearance was in National Velvet (1944), where she played the snooty and condescending, Edwina Brown. In 1945, Lansbury received yet another best-supporting actress nomination for her role as Sibyl Vane in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Evidently, Angela Lansbury was a versatile actress. She delighted in playing character roles that were not plain. From the ethical and righteous ones to the villainous and wicked, she played each and every character role with precision and passion and delivered outstanding performances throughout her career.
Lansbury’s filmography consists of films like The Harvey Girls (1996), State of the Union (1948), and The Three Musketeers (1948), wherein all three of her displayed her versatility as an actor. Furthermore, she also starred in A Lawless Street (1955), The Court Jester (1956), her riveting performance in Death on The Nile (1978) and she was also very in tune with her comedic side in the films, Nanny McPhee (2005), Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
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Angela Lansbury also loved and enjoyed theater and it was on the stage where she received even more critical acclaim. The Broadway stage is what sealed the deal for Angela Lansbury and turned her into a star. She made her Broadway stage debut in 1957 in Georges Feydeau’s farce, Hotel Paradiso, and consequently started getting leading roles in plays like A Taste of Honey (1960) and the musical, Anyone Can Whistle (1966).
Lansbury achieved great lengths of success as a theater actor and eventually won her first-ever Tony Award for her portrayal and performance in the musical, Mame (1966). She was considered the supreme queen of Broadway for quite a number of years. In due course, Lansbury won three Tony Awards for her roles in Dear world (1969), Gypsy (1975), and Sweeney Todd (1979).
Angela Lansbury won a fifth Tony Award in 2009 for her performance as the quaint, eccentric medium in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit.
In 1984, Angela Lansbury garnered the greatest victory when she was selected to play Jessica Fletcher in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. The show aired for 12 consecutive seasons. She was then made the executive producer of the show in 1992. She had multiple appearances in Tv shows and movies for a long time until the series officially came to an end.
Lansbury made her return to the screen as Aunt March in the miniseries, Little Women based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel in 2017. Apart from being an incredibly multifaceted and all-rounded actress, Angela Lansbury also lent her vocal ability to voice animated characters in animated features like The Last Dragon (1982), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Grinch in 2018.
One cannot simply forget legendary talent. Angela Lansbury was the very incarnation of talent. She was a jack of all cards and she played her cards well too. As she makes her descent into a better place, she will remain to be one of the greatest talents that have ever walked the corridors of Hollywood.
