Angela Lansbury (6 films)

🎬 Angela Lansbury — Hollywood Legend

Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was a British and American (later also Irish) actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across stage and screen. She won numerous accolades including six Tony Awards, six Golden Globe Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. She received two honorary BAFTA Awards in 1991 and 2013, the National Medal of the Arts in 1997, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2000, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2013. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014. Lansbury was born into an upper-middle-class family in central London, the daughter of Irish actress Moyna Macgill and English politician Edgar Lansbury. To escape the Blitz, she moved to the United States in 1940, studying acting in New York City. Proceeding to Hollywood in 1942, she signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). During this time she established herself as a character actress earning three Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations for Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). She transitioned her career to Broadway, where she earned stardom as well as four Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for playing the title roles in Mame (1966), Countess Aurelia in Dear World (1969), Mama Rose in Gypsy (1975), and Mrs.

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Our collection features 6 colorized films showcasing Angela Lansbury's iconic performances in Drama, Comedy, Romance and more.