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icon was cast in her first-ever film at the age of 17 and has gone on
to establish herself as an actress of incredible caliber over the past
75 years.
By Jisha Joseph
October 16, 2019
Angela Lansbury was only 17 years old
when she walked into her first movie set. Although she had no prior
experience in the industry and was starring alongside Hollywood bigshots
of the likes of Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten, the
young cast member held her own with the utmost professionalism. It's a
trait that's earned her much praise over the course of her illustrious
career, and one she upholds to this day, her 75th year of being an
actress. As Lansbury celebrates her 94th birthday on October 16, her
contributions to the craft and her impeccable grace shine brighter than
ever.
Lansbury made her entry into the world of acting through the 1944 psychological-thriller Gaslight. According to Variety,
during the pre-production phase of the film, MGM was facing some
trouble finding the right person to play the role of the sullen but
flirtatious maid, Nancy, when co-scripter John Van Druten suggested the
teenage daughter of British theater actress Moyna MacGill. He'd seen
something in her and his intuition turned out to be right on the mark
when Lansbury aced the screen test and was cast in her first film role
four days later.
Praising Lansbury in the book On Cukor, Gaslight
director George Cukor said, "This is a Cinderella story. On the first
day of shooting, even though she was only 17 and had no experience, she
was immediately professional. She became this little housemaid — even
her face seemed to change. Suddenly, I was watching real movie acting."
The actress left such a great impression on the filmmakers with her
impressive demeanor and acting skills that it earned her an MGM contract
and her first Oscar nomination. Her second nomination came soon after
for her work in The Picture of Dorian Gray, establishing her place in the industry.
Lansbury had already earned a reputation as a character actress by
the time she was in her 20s and her ability to play middle-aged women
made her a much sought-after star. She portrayed the mother of
26-year-old Elvis Presley's character Chad Gates in Blue Hawaii at the age of 36 and the following year, played the mother of Laurence Harvey's Raymond Shaw in The Manchurian Candidate.
Although she was only 3 years older than him at the time, Lansbury's
depictions of cold ambition and scary mother-love were so chilling that
it earned her a third Oscar nomination.
The actress' career took a turn in 1966 when she ventured into
Broadway and wowed critics with her portrayal of a musical-comedy
performer in Mame. The theatre stage offered the star a wider
range of roles than the subsidiary ones Hollywood had been casting her
in, providing Lansbury the opportunity to push her limits. The actress
did just that over the next 5 decades, leaving the theatre audience in
awe through her portrayal of Mama Rose in Gypsy, the killer Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Gertrude in Albert Finney's Hamlet,
and more. She returned to the stage as frequently as she could amid her
TV and film work, most recently doing so in a 2015 West End revival of Blithe Spirit.
The legendary actress's widest acclaim, however, came from the TV drama series Murder, She Wrote
which debuted in 1984 and ran for 12 years. Her character in the show,
Jessica Fletcher, remains the one she's identified the most with
although it only tapped into a fraction of her talent. Lansbury’s
intelligence, integrity, and warmth propelled the show into fame and it
is impossible to even imagine someone else portraying the character.
Over the course of her illustrious career spanning 75 years, Lansbury
has earned seven Tony Award nominations, of which she won 5. She was
also given an honorary Academy Award in 2014, which joined the
staggering 17 Emmy nominations and 15 Golden Globe nominations on her
resume. The icon won 6 of her 15 Golden Globe nominations and is a 1996
Emmy Hall of Fame honoree and was also awarded lifetime achievement
kudos from the Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA.
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