Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ And ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Star, Dies At 96

ngela Lansbury, a versatile actor who wowed generations of fans as a murderous baker, a singing teapot, a Soviet spy and a small-town sleuth among a host of memorable roles, died Tuesday, her family announced.

She was 96.

“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 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” her family said in a statement.

The London-born actor took her life’s final bow as one of the most decorated players in stage history.

Lansbury won five Tony Awards, most recently in 2009 for best-featured actress in a play for her work in Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit.” 

Her best-known work on the Great White Way was probably as ghoulish pie-maker Nellie Lovett, in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” She cooked up a Tony for best musical actress in 1979 for that role. 

Her other three Tony wins were for best actress in a musical for “Mame” in 1966, “Dear World” in 1969 and “Gypsy” in 1975. 

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Angela Lansbury,” according to a statement by Actors’ Equity, the union representing live stage performers. 

Source: NBC