Angela Lansbury, a cherished actress and performer, has died at 96

Angela Lansbury, a cherished actress and performer, has died at 96

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Born in London, England in 1925, Angela Lansbury was destined to be an actress because her mother was a prominent figure on the British theatre.

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She had a successful career on Broadway and in the movies.

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96-year-old actor Angela Lansbury passed suddenly on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his family. The cause of death wasn't revealed in detail.

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The acting bug grabbed Lansbury when she was a teenager and she took on the role of Audrey in a school performance of As You Like It.

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She made her on-screen debut at the age of 17 as the spunky housekeeper Nancy in George Cukor's Gaslight.

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Her portrayal of Laurence Harvey's malevolent mother in The Manchurian Candidate in 1962 may have been her most enduring Hollywood performance.