Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury in Universal Pictures' Nanny McPhee - 2006

Biography

Born 10/16/1925

One of the most respected and versatile actresses of the 20th century, Angela Lansbury was a star in three mediums – film, television, and stage – and maintained her status over the course of a 60-year-career. Her film career began with an Oscar nomination for 1944’s “Gaslight” and...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
  • In 2000, received Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime Achievement
  • In 1996, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Life Achievement

Highlights

  • In 2009, Cast as Madame Arkati in the Broadway revival of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit"
  • In 2007, Returned to Broadway to star opposite Marian Seldes as retired women tennis players in "Deuce"; earned a Tony nomination
  • In 2006, Co-starred with Emma Thompson and Colin Firth in "Nanny McPhee"; also scripted by Thompson

Family & Companions

  • George Lansbury: grandfather (Former Labour Party leader)

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