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And that made me roar with laughter. Angela Lansbury, one of Hollywood's most legendary stars, passed away at the age of 96 on Tuesday, her family confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Going to work on your tunes again tonight, sir? But she - but mainly, No. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Angela Lansbury and her second husband, Peter Shaw, had two children, Anthony and Deirdre, who faced serious issues that put the family through tough times. So it didn't do any harm. Well, it was one of those films of the 1940s with Deborah Kerr. I always remember that. BOYER: (As Gregory Anton) Oh, now, you know, Nancy - don't you? They were so kind and so generous. Terry Gross spoke to Angela Lansbury in 2000. She held out gallantly, but the material didn't. She held out gallantly . The Company of Wolves. GROSS: During World War II, when you were young, your brothers were sent to a family in the countryside, as many British children were, to get away from the bombing. Lansbury died at 1:30 a.m. on October 11, 2022, while asleep in her home in Los Angeles, California, her family confirmed in a statement to People. LANSBURY: And John Van Druten, who was the screenwriter of that. "An absolute legend ," Johnson wrote. (Singing) Up in a balloon, boys, up in a balloon. The evening benefits Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The Purple Mask. What does it get you? It's interesting, the things you do remember. In other words, what I do is I use the emotional kick that I know is inherent in that moment, in that scene that I'm singing. GROSS: Why don't we hear a short scene from your screen debut in "Gaslight?" And he also had an incredible library of music, of old 78 records in those days. She was a great recitalist, as they used to call them in Victorian days - or Edwardian days, I should say. GROSS: So you say you learned a lot from him. And during that scene, I suddenly got this - the feel and the smell of being able to make an effect by the way I played the role, the way I comported myself. Angela Lansbury, 2018 Emmy contender for Masterpiece Theater's adaptation of "Little Women," has one of the most unique awards histories of any performer. They make the scene happen. LANSBURY: Oh, I thought it was very telling (laughter), very telling. Fans can remember legendary Hollywood icon Angela Lansbury in her magical role as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast." His name was Michael Dyne. LANSBURY: (As Mrs. Iselin) You are to shoot the presidential nominee through the head. So she played a variety of roles, actually. 2M views 6 years ago Accompanied by composer Alan Menken, Angela Lansbury surprised guests with a special performance of "Beauty & The Beast" in the 25th Anniversary screening at the Lincoln. We'd do Shakespeare. This time, boys, I'm taking the bows, and everything's coming up Rose. | And I think I - you never - nothing is - ever goes to waste as an actress. On TV, she starred as amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote." The actress continued appearing on screen well into her eighties and nineties. GROSS: Well, I should mention that in Craig Zadan's book about Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents really praises your interpretation of this role. The . And in this movie, a terrific movie, you're a manipulative, domineering mother and wife who's trying to promote the political career of your husband. On Tuesday, legend of the stage and screen Dame Angela Lansbury died at the age of 96, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. Here, she joins the cast in the Sherman Brothers song "Substitutionary Locomotion.". We want the role to be played by an actress, and we would really encourage you to do this. So my career in movies was jump-started by my being accepted for the role of Nancy in "Gaslight.". West End star Elaine Paige said Dame Angela was always so kind and generous when the pair had met, describing her as one of the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars. But you don't actively and consciously use it, but it's in there. In September, Netflix released a sneak preview of Glass Onion that featured writer-director Johnson introducing the film and its premise, which brings Benoit Blanc into a new mystery set in Greece with a new cast of suspects, including characters played by Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista and more. The actress took home a Tony for her performance in the musical Sweeney Todd. Angela Lansbury. ", Warning: Contains light spoilers for "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. LEN CARIOU: (As Sweeney Todd, singing) Mrs. Lovett, what a charming notion BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury grew up in England and came to the U.S. during World War II. . This is FRESH AIR. The cast also includes Ioan Gruffudd, Jane Seymour, Roma Downey, and Abigail Spencer. LANSBURY: Absolutely. Additionally, Robert Redford and Kate Winslet act as narrators. You might get it from Nina Simone, or you might get it from Judy, or you might get it from Merman. The award. In the scene, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is on a Zoom call with some very famous faces among them Lansbury, as well as the late Stephen Sondheim and is bemoaning the fact that he hasn't worked on a satisfying case in awhile. It's been seventy years since she got her first Oscar nomination. Actress Angela Lansbury, whose 75-year career encompassed triumphs on the big screen, in musical theater and on television, died at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, her family announced in a statem (SOUNDBITE OF RICARDO LORENZ'S "THE WORST (EMPANADAS) IN LONDON"). The screen legend also starred in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Sweeney Todd. And in this scene, you're telling your son, who has been brainwashed, that he has to be the assassin. Watch just a few of the highlights from the over 70-year career of the six-time Tony recipient. But I give him credit for introducing me to so much that, in my life, I wouldn't have known about had it not been for him. And both of them were so cool, Johnson said at the London Film Festival via Deadline. And I must say, when people would come backstage after the performance, they would be in tears. It's hair-raising, and it's because Angie's an actress. Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you! Previews of the new musical will begin March 3 at Houston's Alley Theatre. LANSBURY: She was the sort of woman I like, and therefore, I enjoyed playing her. In a captivating video featured on the Disney+ original documentary "Howard," the talented singer and actress is seen stepping into a recording booth to work on the classic song "Be Our Guest. And in "Sweeney Todd," Mrs. Lovett was running an unsuccessful bakery in London in the Victorian era, when she was inspired to team up with a local barber named Sweeney Todd. I thought you was a ghost half a minute. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) No, sir. "Substitutionary Locomotion" from Bedknobs and BroomsticksLong before she sang a tale as old as time, Lansbury starred in another Disney musical, the 1971 hit Bedknobs and Broomsticks, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She will will be sadly missed. GROSS: It's funny because your situation was the opposite of Judy Garland. She died in her sleep on Tuesday, just. March 2, 2023. And I don't think I'm up for it. Thanks a lot, and out with the garbage. The actress, who starred in TV drama Murder, She Wrote, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles early on Tuesday, her family said. I could discuss it, but I - in most instances, I was pretty quick to pick up directorial indications from somebody like George Cukor because he was extremely clear and funny and helpful. Angela Lansbury, a formidable actress who captivated Hollywood in her youth, became a Broadway musical sensation in middle age and then drew millions of fans as a widowed mystery writer on the. 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", Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Fans remember legendary Hollywood icon Angela Lansbury in her magical role as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast.". GROSS: Can you talk about any specific aspect of singing that you learned during that period? But I really wasn't. 'Glass Onion' Casting Directors Break Down the Movie's Cameos, Daniel Craig Didn't Want to Make 'Song and Dance' of Benoit's Sexuality in 'Knives Out 2', Daniel Craig Says His 'Glass Onion' Character Being Gay 'Just Feels Right': 'It's Normal', Hugh Grant Jokes He's 'Married to James Bond' in 'Glass Onion', 'Glass Onion' Cast and Director Take Fans Behind the Scenes of 'Knives Out' Sequel: Watch, 'Glass Onion' Is the No. Margaret Hall You must have been shocked when you found out. Copyright 2022 NPR. Well, I was introduced to the studio, which was MGM, by a young man who was being considered for the role of Dorian Gray. "Lansbury is joined by late actor Jerry Orbach, who voiced Lumiere the candlestick in "Beauty and the Beast," in the dynamic performance. | But it's the most rousing speech I've ever read. October 12, 2022. And as I say, I listen to your program all the time. So I'd like to play part of "Rose's Turn." Although based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention. And I was making 500 a week or 750 a week, which in those days was an enormous amount of money. . "Beauty and the Beast" had a huge impact on the film industry and left a lasting legacy after being nominated for six Academy Awards, three of them being in the best original song category. LANSBURY: I wouldn't say, yes, I was, but it's a very curious thing. What's your rush? Scrapbooks full of me in the background - give them love, and what does it get you? The British actor's career spanned eight decades . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. And that's what I bring to singing - is - because I'm not really a singer. "The Worst Pies in London" from Sweeney Todd Lansbury won four of her five Tony Awards for performances in musicals, but the only musical performance preserved on film is her spectacularly original work as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. You've been the stage mother, you know, throughout your life. GROSS: What was it like for you after playing so many different roles over the years to settle into one role for several years? Andy was a backup singer in those days. Season of Passion. Her earliest film roles, in Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 . Lansbury, notably, worked as an actor for over seven decades on both stage and screen. This archival press footage is somewhat grainy, but the performance is tremendous. The production of the classic musical will play Leicester's Curve and London's Sadlers Wells before embarking on a U.K. tour. And he had a great, great recording machine that used to slam down - you could put 12 records on it. And I was able to take a cigarette out of a packet in my purse and smoke it, which I hadn't been able to let on, that I had been smoking from the time I was, really, about 14 years old. But it took me a year. We thought, my God, would either of them ever do it? From villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies, on stage . You never know. Sit you down. Tue 11 Oct 2022 18.27 EDT. LANSBURY: Very well. GROSS: Wow (laughter). Angela Lansbury, Screen and Broadway Icon, Dead at 96, Randy Marcus/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty, 'Glass Onion' Is Now on Netflix! We would do scenes from "Romeo And Juliet," and she would do scenes as Desdemona. To me, when it's over, it's over, you know? After a break, we'll continue their conversation. Angela Lansbury, who enjoyed an eclectic, award-winning movie and stage career in addition to becoming America's favorite TV sleuth in "Murder, She Wrote," has died, according to a statement. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER. What did it get me? LANSBURY: People ask me that often. Always so kind & generous when I met her. In the '60s, she was nominated again for her terrific performance as a manipulative mother in "The Manchurian Candidate." Angela Lansbury's Life Today: The Iconic Actress Is Still Active & Recently Celebrated Her 96th Birthday By Laura Beatham Jan 13, 2022 05:40 A.M. Angela Lansbury has had a long and successful career in Hollywood for almost 80 years. Aged 93, and wearing a long red cardigan and cream trousers, the Broadway star attended the Robert Osborne Celebration of Classic Film event at The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. It wasn't for me, Herbie. 38. And that revelation, I think, is what ended the marriage. Starting now it's going to be my turn. Her first role in a movie came at age 17, playing the maid in the 1944 film "Gaslight." She was nominated. A lthough the late Angela Lansbury played a huge variety of roles over the course of her long career, she was perhaps most associated with benign characters, thanks to the enduring Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and detective Jessica Fletcher in TV series Murder, She Wrote. "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 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy. You thought you were auditioning for - you thought you thought your first role would be in "The Picture Of Dorian Gray." And I went to the studio with my mother and was interviewed for the part of Sibyl Vane in "Dorian Gray." So I had to make my - make peace with myself on that score. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. LANSBURY: Well, I realized that what I was going to be doing in the theater really was quite different, although I didn't realize that at the time. Dame Angela Lansbury smiled for the camera and posed with fellow veteran actors at a red carpet event, in the last public pictures taken of the actress before her death. Next month, she'll receive yet another Tony, a special Lifetime Achievement Award. Fans can remember legendary Hollywood icon Angela Lansbury in her magical role as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast. LANSBURY: From playing Jessica Fletcher, yes, I do. I do remember very well. The songs, "Be Our Guest," "Belle" and "Beauty and the Beast" were nominated in that category, and the last song, sang by Lansbury in the film, won the award. She also had a cameo part in the 2018 Mary Poppins sequel Mary Poppins Returns, in which she featured as an elderly colourfully-dressed balloon seller. You knew Merman's work. He also had a tremendous classical repertoire of music in his collection. GROSS: How did do you feel about that scene? And she wanted to get away from it. So, for those curious, what was the last film that Lansbury was in before she died? And in that instance, I think that woman had so many layers and so many personas in a sense, she was riveting and so interesting to play. Name: Angela Lansbury Birth Year: 1925 Birth date: October 16, 1925 Birth City: Poplar, London Birth Country: England Gender: Female Best Known For: Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury has. or redistributed. I wanted to play the game, you know? Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors. Liverpool was bombed right after we left on our ship, which was a Canadian Pacific liner which was headed for Canada. For many fans Angela Lansbury, who recently passed away at the age of 96, will forever be Jessica Fletcher, the mystery writer and shrewd amateur sleuth who uses her charm and persistence to solve every crime she comes across. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I never allow the emotion of a scene, if possible, to get to me. In 2014 she returned to a London stage for the first time in almost 40 years to star in a West End production of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit. And therefore, she was quite happy to have me stay at home with her and have classes and start my dramatic training. The beloved "Murder, She Wrote" and five-time Tony Award winner died "peacefully in her sleep" at her home in Los Angeles. LANSBURY: Yes. The chillingly evil Angela Lansbury performance that will stand the test of time. But when it extended and I realized the deep inroads it had made into family life in America, I couldn't stop. It's an enormous acting role. Take, for instance, Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop. She played the role of Aunt March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. I think my on-set demeanor was a very, very careful, covered, rather shy attitude about what I was doing. She's not the only one in the house, is she? Well, this was a tremendous kind of boost to my self-esteem. And she was a most beautiful woman, my mother. Angela Lansbury's last red carpet appearance was to celebrate classic films at an event in LA, where she was joined by fellow actors whose work had spanned many decades.

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