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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 her mother and two brothers in 1940 on the last boat to America following the London Blitz; became a U.S. citizen in 1951.
  • Her role in the film The Manchurian Candidate (1962) was originally intended for Lucille Ball. Later, Ball bought the rights to and starred in the movie musical Mame, the show that had won Lansbury her first Tony Award.
  • Was only three years older than Laurence Harvey, who played her son in The Manchurian Candidate.
  • Declined the role of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), for which Louise Fletcher won an Oscar.
  • Although she received an Emmy nomination for her performance as Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote for each of the 12 seasons the detective drama aired, she 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
  • Felicia Lansbury - Niece
  • George Lansbury - Grandfather
  • Isolde Denham - Half Sister
  • Moyna MacGill - Mother
  • Peter Shaw - Husband (deceased)
  • Richard Cromwell - Ex-husband
  • Tamara Ustinov - Niece
  • Angela Lansbury Awards:
  • 1971 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - 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
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - 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
  • 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
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - 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
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 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
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 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
  • 1966 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1969 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1975 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1979 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 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

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