Lansbury in 2006, photo by Starfrenzy/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Angela Brigid Lansbury
Date of Birth: 16 October, 1925
Place of Birth: Pancras, London, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 11 October, 2022
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Angela Lansbury was a British actress and singer. Her roles included Gaslight, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Long, Hot Summer, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Manchurian Candidate, The World of Henry Orient, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Death on the Nile, The Mirror Crack’d, The Company of Wolves, Beauty and the Beast (1991), Anastasia, Nanny McPhee, and Murder, She Wrote, as well as many stageplays and musicals.
She was the daughter of merchant and politician Edgar Lansbury (Edgar Isaac Lansbury) and actress Moyna Macgill (born Charlotte Lillian McIldowie). Her father was born in Bow, London, England. He was a member of the Communist Party, and was Mayor of Poplar, from 1924 to 1925. Her mother was born in Belfast, Ireland.
Angela was married to actor Peter Shaw, until his death. The couple has two children. Her nephew, actor David Lansbury, was married to actress Ally Sheedy.
Angela’s paternal grandfather was George Lansbury (the son of George Lansbury and Mary Anne Ferries). Angela’s grandfather George was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, and was a politician who was Leader of the Labour Party, and, as such, Leader of the Opposition in the U.K. Parliament, from 1932 to 1935. Angela’s great-grandfather George was the son of James Lansbury and Anne. Angela’s great-grandmother Mary Anne was born in Clyro, Radnorshire, Wales.
Angela’s paternal grandmother was named Elisabeth Jane Brine (the daughter of Isaac Brine). Elizabeth was born in Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire.
Angela’s maternal grandfather was William McIIdowie (the son of George McIldowie and Charlotte Mantell). George was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of George McIldowie.
Angela’s maternal grandmother was named Elizabeth Jane Mageean.
Source: Genealogy of Angela Lansbury – http://www.geni.com
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