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Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury: Biography

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Birth Name: Angela Brigid Lansbury
Birth Place: London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/16/1925, Libra
Profession: Actor

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Angela Lansbury Fast Facts:

Left her native England with mother and two brothers in 1940 on the last boat to America following the London Blitz; became U.S. citizen in 1951.
Nominated for an Oscar for her film debut in 1944's Gaslight.
Broadway musical debut was in Stephen Sondheim's short-lived Anyone Can Whistle in 1964; other Broadway triumphs include Mame, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, Blithe Spirit and A Little Night Music.
Was only three years older than Laurence Harvey, who played her son in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
Noted film appearances include The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), and Beauty and the Beast (1991).
Received an Emmy nomination for the role of Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote for each of the 12 seasons the detective drama aired, but never won.
Among honors received: induction into the Theatre Hall of Fame (1982) and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame (1996); recipient of the National Medal of Arts (1997) and the Kennedy Center Honors (2000).

Angela Lansbury Relationships:
Anthony Shaw - Son
Bruce Lansbury - Brother
David Lansbury - Nephew
David Shaw - Stepson
Deirdre Angela Shaw - Daughter
Edgar Isaac Lansbury - Father
Edgar Lansbury - Brother
George Lansbury - Grandfather
Isolde Denham - Half Sister
Moyna MacGill - Mother
Peter Shaw - Husband (deceased)
Richard Cromwell - Ex-husband
Felicia Lansbury - Niece
Tamara Ustinov - Niece
Angela Lansbury Awards:
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1986 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1946 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1971 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1972 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1966 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1969 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1975 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1979 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1945 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1962 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2007 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2009 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
1985 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program - Winner
2010 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Nominee
1978 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award - Winner
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee