Angela Lansbury
Biography
Angela Brigid MacGill Lansbury was born on the 16th of October, 1925. She was the first child of Edgar Lansbury and Moyna MacGill (Charlotte…moreBorn
10/16/1925, London, EnglandBirth Name
Angela Brigid MacGill LansburyGender
Female
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Star (4)
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Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher
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S 13:
Ep 0
The Celtic Riddle
5/9/03
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Ep 0
The Last Free Man
5/2/01
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S 13:
Ep 0
A Story to Die For
5/18/00
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S 13:
Ep 0
South by Southwest
11/2/97
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S 12:
Ep 24
Death by Demographics
5/19/96
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S 13:
Ep 0
The Celtic Riddle
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Herself - Host
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S 45:
Ep 1
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/19/93
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S 45:
Ep 1
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Murder, She Wrote
Emma MacGill
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S 4:
Ep 6
It Runs In The Family
11/1/87
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S 4:
Ep 6
It Runs In The Family
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Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher / Emma MacGill
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S 2:
Ep 5
Sing a Song of Murder
10/27/85
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S 2:
Ep 5
Sing a Song of Murder
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Murder, She Wrote
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Guest Star (69)
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TMZ
Herself
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S 4:
Ep 22
Episode #4.022
9/30/10
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Ep 22
Episode #4.022
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The Today Show
Herself
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S 57:
Ep 66
April 1, 2008
4/1/08
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Ep 66
April 1, 2008
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Private Screenings
Herself
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S 11:
Ep 1
Angela Lansbury
8/1/06
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Ep 1
Angela Lansbury
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In the Life
Herself
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S 14:
Ep 1
Every Picture Tells a Story
10/1/05
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S 14:
Ep 1
Every Picture Tells a Story
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Eleanor Duvall
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S 1:
Ep 11
Day (2)
5/3/05
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S 1:
Ep 11
Day (2)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Eleanor Duvall
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S 6:
Ep 20
Night
5/3/05
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Ep 20
Night
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Dora
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S 53:
Ep 2
The Blackwater Lightship
2/4/04
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Ep 2
The Blackwater Lightship
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I Love the 80s Strikes Back
Jessica Fletcher (archive footage)
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S 1:
Ep 5
1984
10/22/03
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S 1:
Ep 5
1984
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Intimate Portrait
Herself
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S 9:
Ep 4
Bea Arthur
1/20/03
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S 9:
Ep 4
Bea Arthur
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Touched By an Angel
Lady Berrington
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S 8:
Ep 21
For All The Tea in China
5/5/02
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S 8:
Ep 21
For All The Tea in China
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AMC Backstory
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 13
The Long Hot Summer
8/20/01
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Ep 13
The Long Hot Summer
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Murder, She Wrote
Sarah McCullough
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S 13:
Ep 0
The Last Free Man
5/2/01
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Ep 0
The Last Free Man
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Great Performances
Herself
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S 29:
Ep 9
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
4/4/01
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Ep 9
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
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Omnibus (UK)
Herself
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S 34:
Ep 5
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
5/26/00
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S 34:
Ep 5
Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Herself
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Biography
Herself/Subject
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S 12:
Ep 913
Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
9/13/98
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Ep 913
Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Herself - Presenter
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S 47:
Ep 1
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/10/95
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S 46:
Ep 1
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/11/94
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/30/92
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S 42:
Ep 1
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/16/90
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S 47:
Ep 1
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Late Show with David Letterman
Guest
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Ep 152
Show #0371
5/2/95
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Ep 157
Show #0157
5/10/94
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S 2:
Ep 152
Show #0371
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Herself, Nominee
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S 1:
Ep 1
1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2/25/95
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S 1:
Ep 1
1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
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People's Choice Awards
Herself
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S 20:
Ep 1
The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/94
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S 19:
Ep 1
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/93
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S 18:
Ep 1
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/92
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S 14:
Ep 1
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/88
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S 20:
Ep 1
The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
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The Bob Hope Show
Herself
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S 43:
Ep 3
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
5/14/93
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S 42:
Ep 1
Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories
9/12/91
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S 43:
Ep 3
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 9
September 18, 1992
9/8/92
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Ep 55
November 28, 1991
11/28/91
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S 4:
Ep 5
September 13, 1991
9/13/91
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S 5:
Ep 9
September 18, 1992
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Pebble Mill
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 70
Episode 120
4/13/92
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Ep 70
Episode 120
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Herself
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S 43:
Ep 1
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/25/91
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S 41:
Ep 1
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/17/89
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S 39:
Ep 1
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/20/87
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S 43:
Ep 1
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guest
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S 29:
Ep 12
Show #4242
10/19/90
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S 29:
Ep 12
Show #4242
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Aspel & Company
Herself
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S 8:
Ep 8
Angela Lansbury, Julie Walters, David Suchet
3/17/90
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S 8:
Ep 8
Angela Lansbury, Julie Walters, David Suchet
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Newhart
Herself
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S 8:
Ep 12
Lights! Camera! Contractions!
1/8/90
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Ep 12
Lights! Camera! Contractions!
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Penelope Keeling
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S 39:
Ep 1
The Shell Seekers
12/3/89
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Ep 1
The Shell Seekers
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Disneyland
Miss Eglantine Price
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S 31:
Ep 21
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
3/22/87
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S 31:
Ep 21
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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The Academy Awards
Herself
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S 57:
Ep 1
The 57th Annual Academy Awards
3/25/85
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S 57:
Ep 1
The 57th Annual Academy Awards
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Circus of the Stars
Ringmaster
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S 1:
Ep 5
SPECIAL #5
12/14/80
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Ep 5
SPECIAL #5
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Magnum, P.I.
Jessica K. Fletcher
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The Julie Andrews Hour
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 19
Episode #19
2/10/73
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Ep 19
Episode #19
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The Dick Cavett Show
Herself
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S 6:
Ep 179
June 16, 1972
6/16/72
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Ep 179
June 16, 1972
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The David Frost Show
Herself
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Ep 48
November 24, 1971
11/24/71
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Ep 48
November 24, 1971
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator
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The Academy Awards
Herself - Performer
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S 40:
Ep 1
The 40th Annual Academy Awards
4/10/68
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S 31:
Ep 1
The 31st Annual Academy Awards
4/6/59
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Ep 1
The 64th Annual Academy Awards
3/30/92
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Ep 1
The 40th Annual Academy Awards
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What's My Line?
Mystery Guest
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Ep 14
EPISODE #839
12/4/66
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EPISODE #839
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The Merv Griffin Show
Herself
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Ep 100
January 21, 1966
1/21/66
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Ep 100
January 21, 1966
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Trials of O'Brien
Celeste Thurlow
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Ep 14
Leave It to Me
12/17/65
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Ep 14
Leave It to Me
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Effie Van Donck
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Ep 9
The Deadly Toys Affair
11/12/65
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Ep 9
The Deadly Toys Affair
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The Academy Awards
Herself - Presenter
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S 37:
Ep 1
The 37th Annual Academy Awards
4/5/65
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Ep 1
The 65th Annual Academy Awards
3/29/93
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Ep 1
The 37th Annual Academy Awards
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The Danny Kaye Show
Herself
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Ep 5
October 21, 1964
10/21/64
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Ep 5
October 21, 1964
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The Eleventh Hour (1962)
Alvera Dunlear
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Ep 25
Something Crazy's Going On in the Back Room
4/3/63
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Ep 25
Something Crazy's Going On in the Back Room
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Playhouse 90
Hazel Wills
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Ep 5
The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
11/26/59
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Ep 5
The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
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Playhouse 90
Victoria Atkins
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Ep 32
Verdict of Three
4/24/58
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Ep 32
Verdict of Three
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Climax!
Judith Beresford
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Ep 13
The Devil's Brood
12/5/57
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Ep 13
The Devil's Brood
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The George Gobel Show
Herself
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Ep 7
December 1, 1956
12/1/56
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Ep 2
October 9, 1954
10/9/54
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Ep 7
December 1, 1956
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Climax!
Justina
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Ep 1
Bury Me Later
9/6/56
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Ep 1
Bury Me Later
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Studio 57
Flossie Norris
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Ep 38
The Brown Leather Case
6/10/56
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Ep 38
The Brown Leather Case
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Screen Director's Playhouse
Vera Wayne
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Ep 24
Claire
4/25/56
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Ep 24
Claire
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Front Row Center
Joyce
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Ep 25
Instant of Truth
4/8/56
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Ep 25
Instant of Truth
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Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
Guest Star
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Ep 13
The Force of Circumstance
3/24/56
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Ep 13
The Force of Circumstance
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Studio 57
Katie
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Ep 26
The Rarest Stamp
3/11/56
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Ep 26
The Rarest Stamp
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Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story
Mrs. Pritchard
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Ep 20
The Treasure
5/28/55
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Ep 20
The Treasure
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Stage 7
Vanessa
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S 1:
Ep 15
Billy and the Bride
5/8/55
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Ep 15
Billy and the Bride
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Four Star Playhouse
Mrs. Hallerton
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Ep 29
Madeira! Madeira!
4/14/55
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Ep 29
Madeira! Madeira!
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Fireside Theatre
Brenda Jarvis
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S 7:
Ep 18
The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis
1/4/55
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S 7:
Ep 18
The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis
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General Electric Theater
Daphne Rutledge
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S 2:
Ep 23
The Crime of Daphne Rutledge
6/13/54
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Ep 23
The Crime of Daphne Rutledge
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The Lux Video Theatre
Elsa
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S 4:
Ep 32
A Chair For A Lady
4/29/54
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Ep 32
A Chair For A Lady
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Four Star Playhouse
Joan Robinson
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Ep 18
A String of Beads
1/21/54
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Ep 18
A String of Beads
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Florie
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Ep 14
Storm Swept
12/4/53
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Ep 14
Storm Swept
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Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
Guest Star
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Ep 7
The Ming Lama
11/12/53
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Ep 7
The Ming Lama
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Revlon Mirror Theater
Joan Dexter
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Ep 7
Dreams Never Lie
10/31/53
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Ep 7
Dreams Never Lie
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Rosie
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Ep 9
Cakes and Ale
10/26/53
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Ep 9
Cakes and Ale
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The Lux Video Theatre
Tina Rafferty
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Ep 4
Stone's Throw
9/15/52
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Ep 4
Stone's Throw
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The Lux Video Theatre
Lucy Landor
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Ep 35
Operation Weekend
4/21/52
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Ep 35
Operation Weekend
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The Lux Video Theatre
Leslie
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Ep 6
That Wonderful Night
11/6/50
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S 1:
Ep 6
That Wonderful Night
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Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
Christine Manson
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Ep 11
The Citadel
6/19/50
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Ep 11
The Citadel
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TMZ
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Special Guest Star (1)
Role-
Magnum, P.I.
Jessica B. Fletcher
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S 7:
Ep 9
Novel Connection
11/19/86
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Ep 9
Novel Connection
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Magnum, P.I.
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Executive Producer (1)
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Murder, She Wrote
Executive Producer
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S 12:
Ep 24
Death by Demographics
5/19/96
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Ep 23
Mrs. Parker's Revenge
5/12/96
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S 12:
Ep 22
What You Don't Know Can Kill You
5/5/96
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S 12:
Ep 21
Race To Death
4/28/96
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Ep 20
Southern Double-Cross
4/4/96
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Ep 24
Death by Demographics
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Murder, She Wrote
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Beginning with the 7th season of her show Murder, She Wrote, she would always announce her plan to bring the show to end during the course of that season but somehow she would change her mind.
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Murder, She Wrote was not the first time Angela portrayed a detective. She starred as Miss Jane Marple in the 1980 film version of Agatha Christi's The Mirror Crack'd.
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Angela was one of the speakers at Jerry Orbach's memorial service in 2005.
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Quotes
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Angela Lansbury: I'm a character actress. I can play anything, and my entire career was built on that premise. That's the reason I am what I am today.
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Angela Lansbury: People find mysteries extremely satisfying. There's a beginning, middle and end. You solve the mystery along with me. Like a crossword puzzle. It's a perfect recipe. Children watch the show with their parents or grandparents. The show is sort of a lollipop.
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Angela Lansbury: What appealed to me about Jessica Fletcher is that I could do what I do best and have little chance to play - a sincere, down-to-earth woman. Mostly, I've played very spectacular bitches. Jessica has extreme sincerity, compassion, extraordinary intuition. I'm not like her. My imagination runs riot. I'm not a pragmatist. Jessica is.
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