Angela Lansbury, the star of Murder, She Wrote, a US TV series passed away. Angela was featured as the crime series’s writer-detective and won the audience’s hearts. A statement made by her family confirmed her demise at 96. The family wrote that Angela died in Los Angeles, at their home, at around 1.30 am local time on Tuesday. She was about to celebrate her 97th birthday after five days.
Angela’s Family
Angela Lansbury has three children, David, Deirdre, and Anthony, along with three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Angela was married to Peter Shaw.
Angela’s Career
Angela enjoyed her stardom for not less than eight decades and also got the TV Hall of Fame in 1996. The British-born Broadway star got other memorable accolades throughout her career, too, for her performance on the stage and at the same time on-screen.
The series Murder, She Wrote featured her for as many as twelve seasons, making Angela a household name. Jessica Fletcher was the name of the character she played in the crime series on US TV.
Angela, on her roles and profession
Angela herself also loved the role of Jessica as the character was very sincere, intuitive, and compassionate, according to her. What she loved more about Jessica was her pragmatism, unlike Angela herself.
The audience will also remember Angela Lansbury for the voice of Mrs. Pott in Beauty and the Beast, the 1991 Disney musical movie, along with her roles in Nanny McPhee and Sweeney Todd.
Angela was seen recently in 2018 in Buttons and Mary Poppins Returns. Even in 2019, she expressed her eagerness to continue acting and reluctance to leave the profession. She had to stop somewhere but didn’t think the time had come.
Many eminent personalities, including former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, expressed condolence to Angela Lansbury’s family.
