Angela Lansbury dies, Mrs. Potts and Beauty and the Beast: reactions
Her singing voice on Beauty and the Beast will always be remembered, as will a career of versatility on the big and small screen.
You’ll be remembered for years. Your face, your voice, your wide variety of roles. Angela Lansbury passed away on Tuesday at the age of 96, her family announced.
Angela Lansbury: the voice of an angel
Her role as the sweet detective with that clickety typewriter in a small town America warmed her to many a heart in Murder, She Wrote. Then there was the singing teapot in Beauty and the Beast that captured as many older ears as it did younger eyes. And what about the spy in the Soviet Union and the a killer bakery hand.
So many wonderful roles over a career that has lasted longer than most of us have been around.
The statement from her family read:
“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.”
RIP Angela.
What movies was Angela Lansbury in?
The list of movies and television appearances for the London-born actress is too long to list here, and fortunately there are experts out there to compile such things. Here, however, are a few of what I think were her best roles.
- BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
- THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- THE LONG HOT SUMMER
- NATIONAL VELVET
- DEATH ON THE NILE
- THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Social media reacts to death of Angela Lansbury
As news broke on social media, the reactions, tributes and memories were immediate. She was truly an actress, and a person, who sparked emotion.