
Angela Lansbury
Highest Rated: 100% Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Lowest Rated: 13% Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Birthday: Oct 16, 1925
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Angela Lansbury became a beloved figure around the world thanks to a diverse acting career that went across seven decades. A London native, her family moved to New York in 1940 to escape the ongoing destruction of World War II. Shortly after, the actress moved to Hollywood and began acting in films, making her debut in the Ingrid Bergman thriller "Gaslight" (1944). With that her career was off running, with appearances in classic films such as "National Velvet" (1944) and "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945) closely following. She continued acting continually in films, and later crossed over into television during the medium's early days. Soon she was a fixture on the teleplays that were popular at the time, appearing on shows like "General Electric Theater" (CBS, 1953-62) and "The Ford Television Theatre" (CBS, 1952-57). On the big screen during the 1950s, she appeared with Danny Kaye in "The Court Jester" (1955), and opposite Paul Newman in "The Long Hot Summer" (1958). After playing the dithering mother of Elvis Presley in "Blue Hawaii" (1961), Lansbury landed one of her signature roles. As the manipulative mother of a brainwashed political assassin in "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), the actress stole the show from Frank Sinatra, earning an Academy Awards nomination in the process. On stage, she originated the role of the title character in the hit musical "Mame" in 1966. In the early '70s, Lansbury relocated to her mother's homeland of Ireland, but she continued to act, including a starring role in the Disney musical "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971) and as part of the all-star cast in "Death on the Nile" (1978). She also continued winning acclaim for her stage work, most notably playing the villainous Nellie Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd." In 1984, she began the role that would cement her role in television history. Playing novelist and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher, Lansbury gained acclaim and multiple generations of fans during the 12-year run of "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS, 1984-96). After the show's end, the actress would continue playing the role in a series of made-for-TV movies. While filming the series, Lansbury became an even bigger fixture in the Disney world when she voiced the role of Mrs. Potts in the landmark animated hit "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). As with her detective character, she would continue voicing the wise, maternal tea pot in various projects for a number of years afterwards. Later in her career, she would act periodically on stage and in films, including the family fare "Nanny McPhee" (2005) and "Mr. Popper's Penguins" (2011). In her 90s, Lansbury experienced yet another resurgence with appearances in the TV miniseries "Little Women" (2017), and the big-budget family musical "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) opposite Emily Blunt and Lin Manuel Miranda.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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79% | 65% | Mary Poppins Returns | Balloon Lady (Character) | $172M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Buttons: A Christmas Tale | Rose (Character) | - | 2018 |
60% | 50% | Dr. Seuss' The Grinch | Mayor McGerkle (Voice) | $270.9M | 2018 |
47% | 53% | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mrs. Van Gundy (Character) | $68.2M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heidi 4 Paws | Grandmamma (Voice) | - | 2009 |
73% | 64% | Nanny McPhee | Aunt Adelaide (Character) | $47.1M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Blackwater Lightship | Dora (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Jessica Fletcher (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man |
Jessica Fletcher/ |
- | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Murder She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Jessica Fletcher (Character) | - | 2000 |
81% | 75% | Fantasia 2000 | Hostess (Voice) | $60.5M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Forever Hollywood | Self | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Emily Pollifax (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Jessica Fletcher (Character) | - | 1997 |
86% | 77% | Anastasia | Dowager Empress Marie (Voice) | $58.4M | 1997 |
13% | 55% | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Mrs. Potts (Voice) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Mrs. Santa Claus | Mrs. Santa Claus (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mrs. Ada Harris (Character) | - | 1992 |
94% | 92% | Beauty and the Beast | Mrs. Potts (Voice) | $219M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Green Journey | Agatha McGee (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 39% | The Shell Seekers | Penelope Keeling (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shootdown | Nan Moore (Character) | - | 1988 |
80% | 73% | The Company of Wolves | Granny (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Lace | Aunt Hortense Boutin (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story | Amanda Fenwick (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Talent for Murder | Ann Royce McClain (Character) | - | 1983 |
81% | 83% | The Pirates of Penzance | Ruth (Character) | - | 1983 |
73% | 86% | The Last Unicorn | Mommy Fortuna (Voice) | - | 1982 |
65% | 46% | The Mirror Crack'd | Miss Jane Marple (Character) | - | 1980 |
33% | 44% | The Lady Vanishes | Miss Froy (Character) | - | 1979 |
76% | 78% | Death on the Nile | Mrs. Salome Otterbourne (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | 70% | The First Christmas: The First Christmas Snow |
Sister Theresa / |
- | 1975 |
66% | 74% | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Miss Price (Character) | - | 1971 |
80% | 71% | Something for Everyone | Countess Herthe von Ornstein (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Mister Buddwing | Gloria (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 45% | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Lady Blystone (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Harlow | Mama Jean Bello (Character) | - | 1965 |
41% | 64% | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Claudia (Character) | - | 1965 |
40% | 67% | Dear Heart | Phyllis (Character) | - | 1965 |
91% | 57% | The World of Henry Orient | Isabel Boyd (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | 40% | In the Cool of the Day | Sybil Logan (Character) | - | 1963 |
40% | 51% | All Fall Down | Annabell Willart (Character) | - | 1962 |
97% | 90% | The Manchurian Candidate | Mrs. Iselin (Character) | $1.9M | 1962 |
29% | 67% | Blue Hawaii | Sarah Lee Gates (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | 30% | A Breath of Scandal | Countess Lina (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Mavis Pruitt (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Season of Passion | Pearl (Character) | - | 1959 |
89% | 83% | The Long, Hot Summer | Minnie Littlejohn (Character) | - | 1958 |
50% | 74% | The Reluctant Debutante | Mabel Claremont (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Purple Mask | Madame Valentine (Character) | - | 1955 |
96% | 94% | The Court Jester | Princess Gwendolyn (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Please Murder Me | Myra Leeds (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 46% | A Lawless Street | Tally Dickenson (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Life at Stake | Doris Hillman (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Remains to Be Seen | Valeska Chauvel (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | 17% | Mutiny | Leslie (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Kind Lady | Mrs. Edwards (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | 58% | The Red Danube | Audrey Quail (Character) | - | 1949 |
63% | 59% | Samson and Delilah | Semadar (Character) | - | 1949 |
80% | 78% | State of the Union | Kay Thorndyke (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Tenth Avenue Angel | Susan Bratten (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 53% | If Winter Comes | Mabel Sabre (Character) | - | 1948 |
78% | 74% | The Three Musketeers | Queen Anne (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 57% | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami | Clotilde de Marelle (Character) | - | 1947 |
100% | 49% | Till the Clouds Roll By | London Specialty (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hoodlum Saint | Dusty Millard (Character) | - | 1946 |
100% | 82% | The Harvey Girls | Em (Character) | - | 1946 |
93% | 77% | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Sibyl Vane (Character) | - | 1945 |
100% | 78% | National Velvet | Edwina Brown (Character) | - | 1944 |
88% | 90% | Gaslight | Nancy Oliver (Character) | - | 1944 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Women | Aunt March (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2009 |
78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eleanor Duvall (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
1984-1996 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Barbara Walters Special | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Alice Garrett (Character) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Unknown (Character) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1966 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Danny Kaye Show | Guest | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956-1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screen Directors Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Star and the Story | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stage 7 | Vanessa Peters (Character) | 1955 |
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