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My Take
I genuinely think Angela Lansbury is one of the most quietly towering careers in entertainment history — and people still don't give her enough credit for that. She started in Hollywood as a teenager in the 1940s, racked up Oscar nominations before she was old enough to drink, then reinvented herself on Broadway and won four Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical across three different decades. Four. And just when you thought she'd settled into graceful legend status, she became Mrs. Potts and gave us "Beauty and the Beast" in a voice so warm it could melt anyone. Ninety-six years of life, eighty years of working — this woman was simply unstoppable, and she made it look effortless every single time.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angela Lansbury
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジェラ・ランズベリー
- Reading
- あんじぇら・らんずべりー
- Born
- October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- St Pancras, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- voice actor / singer / film producer / writer / character actor
2. Background
- High school
- South Hampstead High School
Awards & achievements
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- National Medal of Arts
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- 1969 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- 1975 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- 1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Angela Lansbury born?
October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022.
Where is Angela Lansbury from?
Angela Lansbury is from St Pancras, United Kingdom.
What does Angela Lansbury do?
Angela Lansbury works as voice actor, singer, film producer, writer, character actor.
Voice actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.