Angela Lansbury on screen and stage
Angela Lansbury in 1950
British-American actress Angela Lansbury is known for her prolific work in theatre, film and television.
Film[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1953 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Rosie / Christine Manson | 2 episodes |
| 1950–1954 | Lux Video Theatre | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater | Joan Dexter | Episode: "Dreams Never Lie" |
| Ford Television Theatre | Lola Walker | Episode: "The Ming Lama" | |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Florie | Episode: "Storm Swept" | |
| 1954 | Your Show of Shows | Herself - Guest Host | Episode #5.15 |
| General Electric True Theater | Daphne Rutledge | Episode: "The Crime of Daphne Rutledge" | |
| 1954–1955 | Four Star Playhouse | Mrs. Bellatrix Hallerton / Joan Robinson | 2 episodes |
| 1955 | Fireside Theatre | Brenda Jarvis | Episode: "The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis" |
| Stage 7 | Vanessa Peters | Episode: "Billy and the Bride" | |
| The Star and the Story | Mrs. Jane Pritchard | Episode: "The Treasure" | |
| 1955–1956 | Celebrity Playhouse | Deborah | 2 episodes |
| 1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars | Laura Ellsworth | Episode: "Crisis in Kansas" |
| The Star and the Story | Mrs. Jane Pritchard | Episode: "The Force of Circumstance" | |
| Front Row Center | Joyce | Episode: "Instant of Truth" | |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Vera Wayne | Episode: "Claire" | |
| Studio 57 | Flossie Norris / Katy | 2 episodes | |
| 1956–1957 | Climax! | Judith Beresford / Justina | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | Undercurrent | Deborah | Episode: "Deborah" |
| 1958–1959 | Playhouse 90 | Hazel Wills / Victoria Atkins | 2 episodes |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Alvera Dunlear | Episode: "Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room" |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Elfie von Donck | Episode: "The Deadly Toys Affair" |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Celeste Thurlow | Episode: "Leave It to Me" | |
| 1975 | The First Christmas | Narrator | Television special |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
Nellie Lovett | Filmed performance shown on PBS |
| Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney | Television mini-series | |
| 1983 | The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story | Amanda Fenwick | Television film |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Alice Garrett | Television mini-series |
| A Talent for Murder | Ann Royce McClain | Television film | |
| Lace | Aunt Hortense Boutin | Television mini-series | |
| 1984–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica Fletcher | Regular role, 264 episodes |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Episode: "Novel Connection" | |
| Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Marchesa Allabrandi | Television film | |
| 1988 | Shootdown | Nan Moore | |
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers | Penelope Keeling | |
| 1990 | The Love She Sought | Agatha McGee | Television film (alternate title: A Green Journey) |
| 1992 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mrs. Ada Harris | Television film |
| 1996 | Mrs. Santa Claus | Mrs. Santa Claus | |
| 1997 | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Jessica Fletcher | |
| 1999 | The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Emily Pollifax | |
| 2000 | Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Jessica Fletcher | |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | ||
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Lady Berrington | Episode: "For All the Tea in China" |
| 2003 | Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Jessica Fletcher | Television film |
| 2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Dora Devereux | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eleanor Duvall | Episode: "Night" |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Episode: "Day" | ||
| 2015 | Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy | Miss Daisy Werthan | Shown in Theaters and on PBS |
| 2017 | Little Women | Aunt March | Television mini-series, 3 episodes |
Stage[]
Source: PlaybillVault[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre Venue | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Hotel Paradiso | Marcelle (Madame Cot) | Henry Miller's Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1960–1961 | A Taste of Honey | Helen | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1964 | Anyone Can Whistle | Cora Hoover Hooper | Majestic Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1966–1968 | Mame | Mame Dennis | Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway | [3] |
| 1969 | Dear World | Countess Aurelia | Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1971 | Prettybelle | Prettybelle Sweet | Boch Center, Boston | [4] |
| 1972 | All Over | The Mistress | Aldwych Theatre, London | [5] |
| 1973–1975 | Gypsy | Rose | Piccadilly Theatre, London Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway |
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| 1975–1976 | Hamlet | Gertrude | National Theatre, London | [6][7] |
| 1978 | The King and I | Anna Leonowens | Uris Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1979–1981 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
Mrs. Nellie Lovett | Uris Theatre, Broadway U.S. Tour |
[8] |
| 1982 | A Little Family Business | Lillian | Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
[9] |
| 1983 | Mame | Mame Dennis | Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2007 | Deuce | Leona Mullen | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2009 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | Shubert Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2009–2010 | A Little Night Music | Madame Armfeldt | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2012 | The Best Man | Mrs. Sue-Ellen Gamadge | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2013 | Driving Miss Daisy | Miss Daisy Werthan | Australian Tour | [10] |
| 2014–2015 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | Gielgud Theatre, London North American Tour |
[11] |
| 2017 | The Chalk Garden | Mrs. St. Maugham | Stage Reading Hunter College, New York City |
[12] |
| 2019 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | Stage Reading American Airlines Theatre, Broadway |
[13] |
Radio[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Suspense | "A Thing of Beauty" | [14] |
| 1952 | Theatre Guild on the Air | "Dear Brutus" | [15] |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Mrs. Potts | Voice-over |
References[]
- ^ "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)".
- ^ "Angela Lansbury Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed October 6, 2015
- ^ Windeler, Robert (June 29, 1968). "Angela Lansbury a Hit in Coast 'Mame'". The New York Times. p. 19. "She played it [Mame]...in San Francisco for seven weeks... The show is here also for a seven- week run...In September, Miss Lansbury will be involved with 'Dear World' "
- ^ "Off-Broadway/Regional, 'Prettybelle' (1971)" julestyne.com, accessed October 7, 2015
- ^ Gussow, Mel."Death and Life" Edward Albee: A Singular Journey : A Biography, (books.google.com) Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000, ISBN 1-55783-447-4, pp. 283-286
- ^ "See NT Programmes: 1975, Hamlet, 1975 at Old Vic; and NT Programmes: 1976, Hamlet, 1976 at Lyttelton". Rob Wilton Theatricalia; retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ David, Richard. "Chapter 5. 'Hamlet', Lyttleton, May 1976, with Barbara Jefford as Gertrude" Shakespeare in the Theatre, CUP Archive, 1981, p. 246; ISBN 0521284902.
- ^ Hutchins, Michael H. "Sweeney Todd listing, Original Broadway production, cast notes; 1980 National Touring Production". Sondheimguide.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Rich, Frank (December 16, 1982). "Stage: 'Family Business,' With Angela Lansbury". The New York Times.
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Driving Miss Daisy Will Ride Into Australia with James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury" Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, 31 July 2012.
- ^ Purcell, Carey. "Will Angela Lansbury Bring Her' Blithe Spirit' Back to the States?" Playbill, August 15, 2015
- ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Tickets Now on Sale for Angela Lansbury-Led The Chalk Garden" Playbill, April 17, 2017
- ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest Stage Reading 2019". November 15, 2019. Roundabout Theatre Company, 5 March 2019.
- ^ http://www.escape-suspense.com/2007/08/suspense---a-th.html
- ^ Kirby, Walter (4 May 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 50. Retrieved 8 May 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading[]
- "Complete Filmography of Angela Lansbury". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
Categories:
- Actress filmographies
- British filmographies