Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Acting

Born October 16, 1925 · London, England, UK

Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British-American actress and singer who has appeared in theater, television, and film roles. Her career was spanned almost e…

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The View

The View

1997

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Acting(174)

2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)

2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryAngela Lansbury

2021Show of Titles"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

2018Mary Poppins ReturnsBalloon Lady

2018ButtonsRose

2018Harold Prince: The Director's Life

2018The GrinchMayor McGerkle (voice)

2018Every Act of LifeSelf

2018HowardSelf / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)

2017Little WomenAunt March

2017Miracle on 42nd StreetSelf

2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf

2015Women He's UndressedSelf

2015Driving Miss DaisyDaisy Werthan

2013Six by SondheimMrs. Lovett (archive footage)

2011Mr. Popper's PenguinsMrs. Van Gundy

2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastSelf

2009To Oz! The Making of a ClassicSelf / Hostess

2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)

2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelf

2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsNarrator

2008Heidi 4 PawsGrandmother (voice)

2008Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the TimesSelf

2007Elvis: #1 Hit PerformancesSelf (archive footage)

2007Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' RollSelf (archive footage)

2007Words and Music by Jerry HermanSelf

2006Private Screenings: Angela LansburySelf

2005Nanny McPheeAunt Adelaide

2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyMrs. Potts (voice)

2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsRose (segment "Gypsy") (archive footage)

2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryEleanor Duvall

2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIMame Dennis (segment "Mame")

2004Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A DreamMrs. Potts (voice)

2004Queen of DiamondsHerself

2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesSelf

2004The Blackwater LightshipDora

2003Reflections on 'Gaslight'Self

2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresHost / Mrs. Lovett (segment "Sweeney Todd")

2003Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic RiddleJessica Fletcher

2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf

2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesSelf

2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsSelf (archive footage)

2002The Joy of Christmas with Angela LansburySelf

2002The CockettesSelf (archive footage)

2001Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them AllNarrator

2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManJessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough

2001Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and BroomsticksSelf

2001Disney Through The Decades

2000On CukorSelf

2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)

2000Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die ForJessica Fletcher

2000Fantasia 2000Self - Host

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEleanor Duvall

1999The Unexpected Mrs. PollifaxEmily Pollifax

1999Forever HollywoodSelf

1998Glorious TechnicolorNarrator (voice)

1997AnastasiaDowager Empress Marie (voice)

1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasMrs. Potts (voice)

1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestJessica Fletcher

1997The ViewSelf

1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf

1996Mrs. Santa ClausMrs. Santa Claus

1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburySelf

1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest

1995Inside the Dream FactorySelf

1995Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie HallNarrator

1995Your Studio and YouAngela Lansbury

1995A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim

1994Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas WitchNarrator

1994Touched by an AngelLady Penelope Berrington

1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)

1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)

1994Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood BowlSelf

1993Intimate PortraitSelf

1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisMrs. Ada Harris

1992Mickey's AuditionSylvia

1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)

1992Euro Disney : L'OuvertureSelf - Chanteuse

1992The Grand Opening of Euro DisneylandSelf - Performer

1991Beauty and the BeastMrs. Potts (voice)

1991The Trouble With Agatha ChristieSelf - Actress

1990The Love She SoughtAgatha McGee

1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicSelf - Host

1989The Shell SeekersPenelope Keeling

1988ShootdownNan Moore

1988Angela Lansbury's Positive MovesHerself

1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesMarchesa Allabrandi

1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesMarchesa Allabrandi

1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnSelf

1984Murder, She WroteJessica Fletcher

1984The Company of WolvesGranny

1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Alice Garrett

1984LaceAunt Hortense Boutin

1983The Gift of Love: A Christmas StoryAmanda Fenwick

1983A Talent for MurderAnn Royce McClain

1983The Pirates of PenzanceRuth

1982The Last UnicornMommy Fortuna (voice)

1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastGertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

1982Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetNellie Lovett

1980Magnum, P.I.Jessica Fletcher

1980The Mirror Crack'dMiss Marple

1979The Lady VanishesMiss Froy

1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf

1978Death on the NileSalome Otterbourne

1975The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas SnowSister Theresa / Narrator (voice)

1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)

1973Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

1972The Julie Andrews HourSelf

1971Film '72Self

1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksMiss Price

1971Great PerformancesSelf

1970Something for EveryoneCountess Herthe von Ornstein

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1966Mister BuddwingGloria

1965HarlowMama Jean Bello

1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersLady Blystone

1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldClaudia

1965Dear HeartPhyllis

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Elfie van Donck

1964The World of Henry OrientIsabel Boyd

1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf

1963In the Cool of the DaySybil Logan

1962The Manchurian CandidateMrs. Iselin

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1962All Fall DownAnnabell Willart

1961Blue HawaiiSarah Lee Gates

1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsMavis Pruitt

1960A Breath of ScandalCountess Lina

1959Summer of the Seventeenth DollPearl

1958The Reluctant DebutanteMabel Claremont

1958The Long, Hot SummerMinnie Littlejohn

1956ClaireVera Wayne

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host / Performer

1956Please Murder MeMyra Leeds

1955The Court JesterPrincess Gwendolyn

1955A Lawless StreetTally Dickenson

1955Screen Director's PlayhouseVera Wayne

1955The Purple MaskMadame Valentine

1955A Life at StakeDoris Hillman

1955Stage 7Vanessa Peters

1954Climax!Justina Marshall

1954The George Gobel ShowSelf

1953Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953Remains to Be SeenValeska Chauvel

1953The OscarsSelf

1953General Electric TheaterDaphne Rutledge

1952The Ford Television TheatreLola Walker

1952Four Star PlayhouseJoan Robinson

1952MutinyLeslie Waldridge

1951Hallmark Hall of FamePenelope Keeling

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsFlorie Vandrop

1951Kind LadyMrs. Edwards

1950Lux Video TheatreLeslie

1950Your Show of Shows

1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest

1950Robert Montgomery PresentsChristine Manson

1949Samson and DelilahSemadar

1949The Red DanubeAudrey Quail

1949The Emmy AwardsSelf

1948The Three MusketeersQueen Ann

1948State of the UnionKay Thorndyke

1948Tenth Avenue AngelSusan Bratten

1947If Winter ComesMabel Sabre

1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiClotilde de Marelle

1946Till the Clouds Roll ByLondon Specialty

1946The Hoodlum SaintDusty Millard

1946The Harvey GirlsEm

1945The Picture of Dorian GraySibyl Vane

1945National VelvetEdwina Brown

1944GaslightNancy

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee