Angela lansbury biography imdb

(1925-)

Who Is Angela Lansbury?

Known for taking on various roles in film, television and on stage, Angela Lansbury was nominated for an Academy Award after appearing in her first movie, Gaslight (1944).

She continued her film work during the '60s and '70s while also starring in television projects. In 1984, she debuted as Jessica Fletcher in the popular series Murder, She Wrote, which would run into the next decade.

Lansbury has also won several Tony Awards for her work in projects like Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.

Angela lansbury biography imdb

Early Life

Angela Brigid Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925, in the neighborhood of Poplar, located in the East End of London, England. Her mother, Belfast-born Moyna MacGill, was a stage actress as well, having worked with contemporaries like John Gielgud and Basil Rathbone.

Her father, Edward Lansbury, was a noted politician whose father George was the founder of his country’s Labour Party.

Lansbury’s father died when she was 9