Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury was a British-American actress whose career spanned seven decades.
She appeared in classic films like *Gaslight* and *The Manchurian Candidate*, voiced Mrs.
Potts in Disney's *Beauty and the Beast*, and became a household name as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the television series *Murder, She Wrote*, which ran from 1984 to 1996.
- The Picture of Dorian GrayNovel about eternal youth's cost
- National VelvetClassic horse-racing story
- State of the UnionPresidential report to Congress
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
MGM · Hollywood · leading lady · supporting actress · studio system
Homicidal London barber
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
- musicalSung theatrical production
- stageRaised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
revival · performance · curtain call · standing ovation · playbill · orchestra · libretto · matinee
British honorific for women
- honourEthical standing and dignity
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- LondonEngland's capital city
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
Famous beyond ordinary measure
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
pioneering · enduring · trailblazer · matriarch · versatile · prolific · acclaimed · distinguished
Major television and radio network
- cozy mysteryLow-violence amateur sleuth genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
crime fiction · syndication · ratings · longevity · network television
Tale of transformative love
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- singingVocal music-making
- AnastasiaName meaning resurrection
voiceover · teapot · animation · soundtrack · character voice
The Manchurian Candidate
- The Picture of Dorian GrayNovel about eternal youth's cost
- National VelvetClassic horse-racing story
- State of the UnionPresidential report to Congress
Golden Globe · MGM · Hollywood · leading lady · supporting actress · studio system
Sweeney Todd
Homicidal London barber
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
- musicalSung theatrical production
- stageRaised performance platform
theater · revival · performance · curtain call · standing ovation · playbill · orchestra · libretto · matinee · ensemble
Dame
British honorific for women
- honourEthical standing and dignity
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- LondonEngland's capital city
monarchy · Queen Elizabeth · West End · heritage · peerage
legendary
Famous beyond ordinary measure
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- celebratedWidely known and praised
venerated · pioneering · enduring · trailblazer · matriarch · versatile · prolific · acclaimed · distinguished · beloved
CBS
Major television and radio network
- cozy mysteryLow-violence amateur sleuth genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
sleuth · crime fiction · syndication · ratings · longevity · network television
Beauty and the Beast
Tale of transformative love
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- singingVocal music-making
Anastasia · voiceover · teapot · animation · soundtrack · character voice
- TV PersonalitiesJohnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey
- SondheimSweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company, Follies, Johanna
Angela LansburyMarilyn Manson
Alice Cooper · Madonna · Courtney Love · Ozzy Osbourne · John Waters
Angela LansburyLindsay Lohan
Charlie Sheen · Mel Gibson · controversial figure · pariah · scandalous