Actors, actors, and writers have expressed condolences to Dame Angela Lansbury’s family. She died Tuesday morning at the age of just 96.
London-born actress. She had a successful 80-year career in television, film and theater. Her roles included famous ones like the one in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “Mame”And “Sweeney Todd.”
“Rest In Peace Great Dame Angela Lansbury,” SubmittedMario Cantone is a comedian, actor, and thespian. “She was a glorious one.”
Kathy Griffin, comedian spoke on behalf of the larger communityLansbury fans: “I cannot tell you how many ladies and gays are crushed, moved and feeling nostalgic about something in the past with the news of the passing of the fabulous Dame Angela Lansbury.”
Tony-Award winning playwright Harvey Fierstein Tweet, “Angela Lansbury – She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING!”
“2012. And this VERY excited #theaterkid got to meet her, after one of our shows at Godspell,” SubmittedUzo Adu, actress “She poured so much love into each of us. An icon of the stage, and legend across so many mediums but, we all knew…she was always one of us :).”
National Book Award finalist Rebecca Makkai Submitted, “A thing you should know: In September, 1987, Angela Lansbury headlined a show that packed the Chicago Theater with 2,400 people to raise money for AIDS research. It was the first major AIDS benefit in Chicago, and it raised $1 million.”
Actor and activist George Takei summarized Lansbury’s career in his tweet, also taking the time to remember her role as Mrs. Potts in “Beauty and the Beast,”For which, many other Twitter tributes are recgizing her.
“Angela Lansbury, who graced the stage for decades winning five Tony awards and brought the sleuthing Jessica Fletcher into our living rooms for a dozen years, has passed,” Takei Tweet. “A tale as old as time, our beloved Mrs. Potts will sing lullabies to us now from the stars. Rest, great soul.”
Continue reading for more tributes and photos of the great actress in many medias: