Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a British-American actress and the granddaughter of British Labour politician George Lansbury. She was born Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, England, the daughter of a Belfast-born actress, Moyna MacGill. She moved to the United States at the beginning of World War II and became a naturalized citizen in 1951.

Awards

Academy Awards

Nominated:

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• Best Supporting Actress (Gaslight, 1945)
• Best Supporting Actress (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1946)
• Best Supporting Actress (The Manchurian Candidate, 1963)

BAFTA Awards

Won:

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• Britannia Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2003)

Nominated:

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• Best Supporting Actress (Death on the Nile, 1978)

Tony Awards

Won:

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• Best Actress (Mame, 1966)
• Best Actress (Dear World, 1969)
• Best Actress (Gypsy, 1975)
• Best Actress (Sweeney Todd, 1979)

Emmy Awards

Nominated:

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• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (for playing Eleanor Duvall in "", 2005)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (The Blackwater Lightship, 2004)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1996)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1995)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1994)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1993)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1992)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1991)
• Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ("The 43rd Annual Tony Awards", 1990)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1990)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1989)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1988)
• Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ("The 41st Annual Tony Awards", 1987)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1987)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1986)
• Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (Sweeney Todd, 1985)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ("Murder, She Wrote", 1985)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Little Gloria... Happy at Last, 1983)

Golden Globes

Won:

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• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1992)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1990)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1987)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1985)
• Best Supporting Actress (The Manchurian Candidate, 1963)
• Best Supporting Actress (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1946)

Nominated:

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• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1995)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1993)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1991)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1989)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1988)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama ("Murder, She Wrote", 1986)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or TV-Movie (A Gift of Love: A Christmas Story, 1983)
• Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 1972)
• Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Something for Everyone, 1970)