Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

Very sad news.

Acclaimed actress Angela Lansbury has passed away at the age of 96. In a statement, her family announced that she died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday (11 October). Lansbury was perhaps best known for starring in the popular crime drama series Murder, She Wrote where she played fictional writer and sleuth Jessica Harper. She appeared in 12 seasons of the show, winning four Golden Globes for her work in the programme. [caption id="attachment_363012" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Angela Lansbury (right) with Howard W. Koch, head of Paramount Pictures, at the after-party for the film 'The Slender Thread', Hollywood, California, 1965. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)[/caption] The actress was also Oscar-nominated three times for the iconic movies Gaslight, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Manchurian Candidate before receiving an Academy Honourary Award in 2013. On top of this, Angela Lansbury also had voice roles in the popular Disney animations Anastasia and Beauty and the Beast. Born in London, Lansbury's mother was Irish actress Moyna Macgill, with Lansbury later spending part of her life living in Cork.

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