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Angela Lansbury
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Angela Lansbury Biography
Birth Name:
Angela Brigid Lansbury
Birth Place:
London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
10/16/1925, Libra
Profession:
Actor
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:
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - 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
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
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
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
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
2009 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Winner
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
1985 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program - Winner
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