Angela Lansbury, a beloved star of stage, film and television, was honored on Sunday night with a special Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. I just want to get everything, just them talking,' because it was just so exciting and such a historical moment for me, in my life. Angela Lansbury on January 1, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif. Credit - CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images. ", As it turns out, "Buttons, A New Christmas Film" may not have been the last acting endeavor of Lansbury's after all, as the veteran actor reportedly shows up in none other than a highly anticipated film Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," the follow up to 2019's acclaimed murder mystery film "Knives Out.". And so I was a working actress. Angela Lansbury, a celebrated actress whose career spanned eight decades, has died at the age of 96. Angela Lansbury, circa 1955. GROSS: Well, I should mention that in Craig Zadan's book about Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents really praises your interpretation of this role. In a career spanning eight decades, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. She also had a cameo part in the 2018 Mary Poppins sequel Mary Poppins Returns, in which she featured as an elderly colourfully-dressed balloon seller. Your mother was an actress. Follow Disney Movie Rewardshttps://www.facebook.com/disneymovierewards/https://www.instagram.com/DisneyMovies/https://twitter.com/Disney_DMR Follow Disney Studioshttps://www.facebook.com/pg/WaltDisneyStudios/https://www.instagram.com/DisneyStudios/https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios Oh, sure. . Don't I get a dream for myself? LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) No, sir. . Many . And I - my first role was to play Audrey in "As You Like It," which is a very comic part. All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks. The award. But do you feel beloved? And this is basically a scheme to institutionalize her so he could take her jewels and her money. It is a technique. The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday, her family said in a statement obtained by Us Weekly at the time. A lthough the late Angela Lansbury played a huge variety of roles over the course of her long career, she was perhaps most associated with benign characters, thanks to the enduring Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and detective Jessica Fletcher in TV series Murder, She Wrote. You might get it from Nina Simone, or you might get it from Judy, or you might get it from Merman. or redistributed. Copyright 2022 NPR. He's piling up bodies, and she offers a uniquely advantageous means of disposal. BOYER: (As Gregory Anton) Oh, now, you know, Nancy - don't you? Here, she performs Lovett's first solo in the 1980 national tour of the Tony-winning musical, which co-starred George Hearn. Perhaps best known for her work as TV sleuth Jessica Fletcher on the long-running Murder, She Wrote, Broadway fans will always think of the beloved Angela Lansbury, who passed away October 11 at the age of 96, as the woman who sensationally created the roles of Mame and Mrs. Lovett in two classic, hit musicals. In her over 75-year career she It felt like a very special privilege to get to do that," Johnson added. For years, she tried to get out of playing the juvenile and grow up in a movie. October 12, 2022. This is FRESH AIR. In honor of the acclaimed actress Angela Lansbury, who died Tuesday at the age of 96, fans are sharing a 2016 live performance of the titular song from Disney 's animated Beauty and the. It's hair-raising, and it's because Angie's an actress. All rights reserved. ANGELA LANSBURY, MURDER, SHE WROTE STAR AND HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, DEAD AT 96. The three-time Oscar nominee had a career spanning eight decades,. Watch just a few of the highlights from the over 70-year career of the six-time Tony recipient. LANSBURY: Oh, I thought it was very telling (laughter), very telling. This is FRESH AIR. Angela Lansbury, the effervescent actor and singer who entertained generations of fans on the stage and screen during her eight decades in show business, has died. And we had no - she also was in the middle of a rather unproductive and unsuccessful love affair. After a break, we'll continue their conversation. And congratulations on the Kennedy Center Honor. LANSBURY: Absolutely. Let's get back to Terry's 2000 interview with Broadway movie and TV actress Angela Lansbury. GROSS: Well, I feel a song queue coming on. It was produced as a 2014 film by Broadway Near You (United States) in association with Umbrella Entertainment (Australia). And - but I don't regret it because I learned so much during my - the short time that we were together, which was probably less than a year. This is not true always. The main thing is I have - I feel that gratitude so often for all the nights. So you could say I was fortunate in that I could understand what he wanted and then deliver it. This archival press footage is somewhat grainy, but the performance is tremendous. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The hit production of the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman musical co-stars Tony winner Matt Doyle as Seymour. But how I use it, it's the emotion under the note that sells the song from my point of view. But you don't actively and consciously use it, but it's in there. He felt she was - and when I gave him that, he thought it was terribly funny. And in this movie, Charles Boyer plays a husband who's trying to drive his wife mad. And Johnny will rise gallantly to his feet and lift Ben Arthur's body in his arms, stand in front of the microphones and begin to speak. Shortly after news broke on Tuesday that the celebrated actress died in her sleep at her Los Angeles home, tributes . | All rights reserved. In 1989 she opened the awards show with the first act finale from Gypsy. I don't know you even know that movie, with LANSBURY: No? Angela Lansbury at her apartment in New York on April 16, 2007. And I was playing older women. The world premiere will officially open March 8 at Houston's Alley Theatre. On TV, she starred as amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote." I always remember that. I consider that she was the Lear among, you know, movie women. You play the maid that he hires. The . Get off of my runway. The actress continued appearing on screen well into her eighties and nineties. She was nominated for an Academy Award for that performance, and received another nomination the following year for her role in "The Picture Of Dorian Gray." Accuracy and availability may vary. Sit. Before that, however, she earned accolades on Broadway, originating the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, one of Sondheim's musicals. Take, for instance, Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop. You gave me such a fright. Her first role in a movie came at age 17, playing the maid in the 1944 film "Gaslight." Lansbury died Oct. 11. Actress Angela Lansbury and director Michael Wilson arrive for the opening night performance of "Grey Gardens" The Musical at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in . GROSS: And how did you feel about playing such a really evil role? Well, it was one of those films of the 1940s with Deborah Kerr. LANSBURY: Yes. LANSBURY: Thank you. And I'll review "Keeping Company With Sondheim," a new "Great Performances" documentary on PBS that looks at the history and making of the current Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company." ", Warning: Contains light spoilers for "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. She was only in her 40s. Will and Grace actor Eric McCormack, who starred with Dame Angela in a play, and described her as an "incredible woman", adding there was "no one like her," on Twitter. Last modified on Mon 26 Dec 2022 13.25 EST. I think my on-set demeanor was a very, very careful, covered, rather shy attitude about what I was doing. I relish the - having had that opportunity to play that role because I don't think there are many written like that. And he says, with no disrespect to Merman, it's the first time that the number "Rose's Turn" was done the way it should be. LANSBURY: (Laughter) Yes. I think you worked out a deal with your mother that you would be tutored at home and then also take singing and dancing lessons. The last public pictures of Dame Angela were taken in October 2019, at film do in LA. Although, I always say that I sort of missed my adolescence. Fans can remember legendary Hollywood icon Angela Lansbury in her magical role as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast. And that's what sells the song. And they sit in their dressing rooms for hours after having done "Rose's Turn," I'm sure, and say, I don't know whether I can leave the theater. GROSS: So sometimes you worked as a team. He also had a tremendous classical repertoire of music in his collection. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. GROSS: Yeah. Dame Angela Lansbury smiled for the camera and posed with fellow veteran actors at a red carpet event, in the last public pictures taken of the actress before her death. Yeah. - I forget the name; I should remember - and also some of the great prep schools outside of the city, and for $25, which in those days was quite a lot of money. We thought, my God, would either of them ever do it? Lansbury received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her very first film role, as the young maid Nancy in the home of. And you were asked to do this in England by Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book and directed the British production. My mother had been widowed five years earlier by the death of my father. LANSBURY: Well, he had an extraordinary group of friends, wonderful people in the business who I never would have met. Angela Lansbury lost her father at a young age. In 1966, Angela Lansbury got her first big break on Broadway with her performance in Mame. And I know now that it was a difficult period of trying to be what I really wasn't. The British actor's career spanned eight decades . BIANCULLI: This is FRESH AIR. 38. And in "Sweeney Todd," Mrs. Lovett was running an unsuccessful bakery in London in the Victorian era, when she was inspired to team up with a local barber named Sweeney Todd. LANSBURY: From playing Jessica Fletcher, yes, I do. GROSS: Well, how did you feel about playing the older women? And I - thank goodness I chose to do that or that she agreed to let me do that. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. LANSBURY: I was completely nonplussed. And what he said I understood. One of the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars & a Broadway & West End icon. Angela Lansbury and her second husband, Peter Shaw, had two children, Anthony and Deirdre, who faced serious issues that put the family through tough times. Tue 11 Oct 2022 18.27 EDT. So I could do it. I know they - I don't know whether they're mixing me up with the character. He was a great friend of Joan Crawford's and, oh, Bill Holden and Zachary Scott and all kinds of actors and actresses of that era. His wife is played by Ingrid Bergman. We want the role to be played by an actress, and we would really encourage you to do this. Additionally, Robert Redford and Kate Winslet act as narrators. In September, Netflix released a sneak preview of Glass Onion that featured writer-director Johnson introducing the film and its premise, which brings Benoit Blanc into a new mystery set in Greece with a new cast of suspects, including characters played by Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista and more. And I realized that I had just made an excruciating error, you know, an emotional error. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE WORST PIES IN LONDON"). And whom are you going to the musical with? Oct. 11, 202201:43. The family of Dame Angela Lansbury announced today that the legendary actor has died, having passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96 (she would have been 97 in just a few days) (via NBC News). And she wanted to get away from it. And in this scene, you're getting flirtatious with him. Yet, even with so many vocal performances on her resume, her take on the Dowager Empress Marie in Don Bluth's "Anastasia" is. An Academy Award nominee as a teenager, for her debut performance in "Gaslight," the London-born actress went on to ring up five Tony Awards on Broadway, star for a dozen years in the cherished. This time, boys, I'm taking the bows, and everything's coming up Rose. GROSS: I think maybe this is a good time to talk about Broadway. I wanted to be like the rest of the girls. You're always working, aren't you? But that was the beginning of her career in the States and mine, too. Angela Lansbury, one of the most beloved and acclaimed actors of stage, film and television, who had a nearly 75-year career, died October 11in her sleep at her Los Angeles home, just five days. I believe it was during World War II. The Private Affairs of Bel Ami. GROSS: Was that your bit of business, singing that vaudeville kind of song, "Up In A Balloon?". And I was being paid, good heavens, you know? GROSS: So you say you learned a lot from him. When it comes to the - Angela Lansbury the young woman, I was on very uncertain ground. Lansbury died at 1:30 a.m. on October 11, 2022, while asleep in her home in Los Angeles, California, her family confirmed in a statement to People. GROSS: We've talked about your long and really wonderful career on stage and screen. "An absolute legend ," Johnson wrote. And all added to my training, really. Angela Lansbury. The Company of Wolves. Accompanied by composer Alan Menken, Angela Lansbury surprised guests with a special performance of \"Beauty \u0026 The Beast\" in the 25th Anniversary screening at the Lincoln Center in New York City.Disney Movies is your official destination for trailers, exclusive clips and offers. . In June, Lansbury will receive the Tony Award for lifetime achievement. He said, Rose - I wrote Rose as a great character. The screen legend's children announced she had died peacefully at her LA home this afternoon, aged 96, after a glittering career on stage and screen. "Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music Lansbury played Mme. She was a very earnest and terribly hard-working actor, actress who found it working and learning roles very, very difficult. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Angela Lansbury is being remembered. Name: Angela Lansbury Birth Year: 1925 Birth date: October 16, 1925 Birth City: Poplar, London Birth Country: England Gender: Female Best Known For: Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury has. In a captivating video featured on the Disney+ original documentary "Howard," the talented singer and actress is seen stepping into a recording booth to work on the classic song "Be Our Guest." Business never better using only pussycats and toast. You know LANSBURY: That came - I mean, totally, I understood that. LANSBURY: I wouldn't say, yes, I was, but it's a very curious thing. And if it wasn't for me then where would you be, Miss Gypsy Rose Lee? She played the role of Aunt March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. He graduated from Emerson College in 2019. In 1991, Lansbury starred in the Disney classic, "Beauty and the Beast" as Mrs. Potts, the former castle cook who turned into a teapot after the curse was placed on the castle. March 2, 2023, By And I sort of felt that, although I didn't get big-headed about it, but I felt it - gave me tremendous confidence. You never know. LANSBURY: When I first started "Murder, She Wrote," I thought it would last maybe two, three years, you know, or maybe a year if we were lucky. Ruthie Henshall, Adam Garcia, More Will Lead U.K. Jackie Burns, Ashley Prez Flanagan, Nathaniel Tenenbaum Star in, See Who's Joining Wayne Brady, Lea Salonga, Ali Stroker for 2023. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. So you're doing it, in other words. I would be drinking a glass of water and breathing a big sigh of relief. For many fans Angela Lansbury, who recently passed away at the age of 96, will forever be Jessica Fletcher, the mystery writer and shrewd amateur sleuth who uses her charm and persistence to solve every crime she comes across. It's been six years since Angela Lansbury won her fifth Tony for playing Madame Arcati in a Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit. For 12 seasons, from 1984 to 1996, she portrayed motherly mystery writer and amateur sleuth. But I was still way out of my age range. And she was very, very good at it. What was it like right after that number on - you know, onstage? You see; we all have different problems as youngsters. For a career that spanned over half a century, the London-born actress received 5 Tony Awards, 18 Emmy nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and an Honorary Oscar (2013). The Murder, She Wrote star previously won Tonys for her performances in Gypsy and Sweeney Todd. Now, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandkids. "The Worst Pies in London" from Sweeney Todd Lansbury won four of her five Tony Awards for performances in musicals, but the only musical performance preserved on film is her spectacularly original work as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images). I just didn't fit in that mold. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. And you're going to do a little scene at the end of the term. Would that the ultimate of her many triumphs on the stage was turned into a Lansbury-led film in her heyday, but thankfully there is a recorded 1982 performance of Stephen Sondheim's macabre . Armfeldt's solo to celebrate Stephen Sondheim's Special Olivier Award. So she played a variety of roles, actually. And I was making 500 a week or 750 a week, which in those days was an enormous amount of money. GROSS: Angela Lansbury, doing that number must have been exhausting. It's been worked on here and in Russia, on and off, for over eight years. I shall force someone to take the body away from him. Did you ever feel competitive with your mother? Liverpool was bombed right after we left on our ship, which was a Canadian Pacific liner which was headed for Canada. Angela Lansbury is set to grace movie screens one last time. GROSS: You made "The Manchurian Candidate" in 1962. The London-born actor took her life's final bow as one of the most decorated players in stage history. Come here. But nevertheless - I don't know if you remember, but I do smoke a rather long Cigarettello in the movie. "Liaisons" from A Little Night Music At the 2011 Olivier Awards, Lansbury performed Mme. And I think some of the shots of Ingrid Bergman are some of the most beautiful, tremulous, lovely shots I've ever seen in black-and-white photography, except for what he did for Garbo and those. I mean, I didn't enjoy it. CHARLES BOYER: (As Gregory Anton) You would please not refer to your mistress as she. She died just five days short of her 97th birthday. And a pussy's good for maybe six or seven at the most. The film was a huge success, grossing $331 million at the box office worldwide. And in this movie, a terrific movie, you're a manipulative, domineering mother and wife who's trying to promote the political career of your husband. BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury grew up in England and came to the U.S. during World War II. But in that case, I was doing it eight performances a week, you have to understand. Lansbury racked up 111 on-screen acting credits during her lengthy and memorable career, having worked all the way up until 2018. However, while she rarely portrayed villains, her greatest screen performance is arguably as the atypically . It was a quick hello after a performance of the sensational musical "Mame," in New York in 1966. . Legendary actress Angela Lansbury, who died on October 11 just shy of her 97th birthday, was a beloved movie, television, and stage presence for over . But certainly, we all were the beneficiaries of his artistry. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Angela Lansbury's last red carpet appearance was to celebrate classic films at an event in LA, where she was joined by fellow actors whose work had spanned many decades. GROSS: During World War II, when you were young, your brothers were sent to a family in the countryside, as many British children were, to get away from the bombing. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Seems to be getting worse, doesn't she, sir? LANSBURY: (As Mrs. Iselin) You are to shoot the presidential nominee through the head. But, in 2010, she sat down with The New York Times and reporter Mervyn Rothstein to record an extraordinary final interview that was not to be published until after her death.. Lansbury was born in London on October 16, 1925, to actress Moyna Macgill, and timber merchant and politician . Irish-British and American actress (19252022), (Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock), (John Nacion/startraksphoto.com/Cover Images). LANSBURY: Oh, it was required that there was a social worker with me until my 18th birthday, which I celebrated on the set of "Gaslight," actually. But it's the most rousing speech I've ever read. In 1972, when Barry Brown and Arthur and Fritz Holt, Barry's partner, asked me to do "Gypsy" in London, I said, you've got to be kidding. (PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures . What kind of work did she do? We want your dramatic input. But I really wasn't. Lansbury won four of her five Tony Awards for performances in musicals, but the only musical performance preserved on film is her spectacularly original work as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen. And I fought it. And I always remember it because Ingrid and Charles and George Cukor were so wonderfully kind. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon. I wasn't - I had nothing to draw on to know - as I say, I had had no experience sexually, and I didn't really didn't know. We want you to - we know you can sing it as far as your own rendition of the songs. GROSS: Over the years that you did that show, did you ever count how many murders you solved? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American actress and singer. Dame Angela smiled in solo shots, but was also pictured linking arms with actress Eva Marie Saint, and next to Carole Cook, Diane Baker and Robert J. Wagner, on the red carpet. And you learn how to do certain things vocally and also interpretively, how to interpret something in a certain way. On Tuesday, legend of the stage and screen Dame Angela Lansbury died at the age of 96, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. By 1997, Angela Lansbury had made her fair share of animated movies. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has a huge cast of stars announced as headliners, but the cameos are just as iconic, marking the final film for both the late Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim. Here, she joins the cast in the Sherman Brothers song "Substitutionary Locomotion.". She was a serious actress. And in that instance, I think that woman had so many layers and so many personas in a sense, she was riveting and so interesting to play. We didnt think they would. What are some of the things you learned? In 2019, Janis spoke to Home Theater Forum about what it was like to work with such legendary stars Lansbury included which was a major career moment for him. Sign up for reopening news, announcements, and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! The Purple Mask. Lansbury also was first to play Cora Hoover Hooper in Anyone Can Whistle, portrayed Rose in the first Broadway revival of Gyspy as well as Madame Armfeldt in a Broadway revival of A Little Night Music all of which are Sondheim musicals. And the head of casting, a man called Billy Grady, came into the room while I was sitting there. She won her first Tony Award for that performance . 11 Videos of Angela Lansbury's Greatest Performances, Watch Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in New, Eerie Trailer for Broadway's, Stephanie Hsu, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, More Net Oscar Nominations, Seven Times Barbara Walters Interviewed Broadway Stars, In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2022, From Belle to Beetlejuice: Celebrating the Stage Work of Kerry Butler, Look Back at Rebecca Luker on the Stage For Her Birthday, Maude Apatow Extends Run as Audrey in Off-Broadway's, Alysha Umphress, Abby Mueller, Gizel Jimenez, More to Perform at 3rd Annual Maestra Music. She was 96. Angela Lansbury married twice. And so, well, the rest, as they say, is history. Angela Lansbury's Performance Elevated Murder, She Wrote From the coquetteish Nancy in the film classic Gaslight to Aunt Adelaide in Nanny McPhee, Angela Lansbury's roles become timeless due to her performance. Lansbury won her second Tony Award for this role. GROSS: Well, I thank you so very much for talking with us. And on Broadway, she's won five Tony Awards for such performances as her starring roles in the musicals "Gypsy," "Mame" and "Sweeney Todd." The songs, "Be Our Guest," "Belle" and "Beauty and the Beast" were nominated in that category, and the last song, sang by Lansbury in the film, won the award. Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing Irish-British and American actor whose career spanned eight decades, has died at age 96. This is FRESH AIR. The cast also includes Ioan Gruffudd, Jane Seymour, Roma Downey, and Abigail Spencer. That was all prearranged and thought up by George Cukor. But, you know - and we would listen to music all the time. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Star Trek actor George Takei penned a heartfelt tribute, writing on Twitter : "Angela Lansbury, who graced the stage for decades winning five Tony awards and brought the sleuthing Jessica Fletcher into our living rooms for a dozen years, has passed. Well, there you go. Both those latter musicals had lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and both were very juicy leading roles. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great-grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. Sondheim, meanwhile, died in November 2021 at age 91. GROSS: Who has solved God knows how many murders. He said, sort of whispered in the ear of Mr. Ballerino, the man I was seeing, you know, you should suggest that this young lady meets George Cukor, who's trying to cast the role of the maid in "Gaslight." But I give him credit for introducing me to so much that, in my life, I wouldn't have known about had it not been for him. Andrew Gans "In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury," the statement added. LANSBURY: (As Rose, singing) Why did I do it? And, you know, and I said, well, you know, she's not the only one in the house, is she? The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Actress Angela Lansbury, whose 75-year career encompassed triumphs on the big screen, in musical theater and on television, died at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, her family announced in a statem And he was an extraordinarily careful, painstaking person when it came to lighting women. 1 Movie on Netflix with 82.1 Million Hours Viewed on First Weekend, 'Knives Out' Director Confirms That Daniel Craig's Character Benoit Blanc Is 'Obviously' Queer, Everything to Know About Netflix's 'Glass Onion' :'A Knives Out Mystery', Madelyn Cline Had a 'Little Freak-Out' When She Met Her Famous 'Knives Out 2' Costars, 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery': The Killer Is in Plain Sight in Sequel Trailer, Jamie Lee Curtis Jokes She's 'Jealous' of 'Knives Out 2' Stars After Not Getting Cast in Sequel, Kate Hudson Says She Avoided Alcohol Until After Filming Her 'Glass Onion' Bikini Scene, The Cast of 'Outer Banks' : Everything to Know, Lansbury's life and career in a Twitter post, won a Tony in 1979 for best actress in a musical. If you are a fan of mystery crime solvers, chances are Angela Lansbury is a personal favorite. GROSS: "Gaslight" is one of those movies with really nice black-and-white lighting. In 1984, renowned British film and stage actress Angela Lansbury, known for movies like The Manchurian Candidate, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, began her first major. When we left off, they were talking about her first film role at the age of 17 in the movie "Gaslight," starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. LANSBURY: No, nothing was my idea in that movie. Acting, for her, required tremendous concentration and devotion to duty. Behind All the Star-Studded Cameos in 'Knives Out' Sequel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt! Now, this is very important. Can you explain how you got a lead for that movie but ended up making "Gaslight" first? So upset to hear the news that the legendary Dame Angela Lansbury has died, Paige tweeted, sharing a picture of the pair together. 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