By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. 2:00. Next month, she's scheduled to receive a special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. Angela Lansbury, the effervescent actor and singer who entertained generations of fans on the stage and screen during her eight decades in show business, has died. LANSBURY: Yes. I had a dream. And congratulations on the Kennedy Center Honor. But that was the beginning of her career in the States and mine, too. - I forget the name; I should remember - and also some of the great prep schools outside of the city, and for $25, which in those days was quite a lot of money. I know they - I don't know whether they're mixing me up with the character. Lansbury won four of her five Tony Awards for performances in musicals, but the only musical performance preserved on film is her spectacularly original work as Mrs. Lovett in Stephen. Jessica Fletcher exemplified the natural warmth and depth of emotion that Lansbury infused all of her performances with. And this - my ability to do that worked, thank goodness, because I understood exactly what Cukor was asking me to do. October 12, 2022. And he had people like Merman on record from the year dot, you know? In 1970, Lansbury's Malibu home was destroyed in a brush fire. And that's acting (laughter). You play the maid that he hires. GROSS: Why don't we hear a short scene from your screen debut in "Gaslight?" Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. I do remember very well. Performances of the Jessica Chastain-led revival began February 13. Follow Disney Movie Rewardshttps://www.facebook.com/disneymovierewards/https://www.instagram.com/DisneyMovies/https://twitter.com/Disney_DMR Follow Disney Studioshttps://www.facebook.com/pg/WaltDisneyStudios/https://www.instagram.com/DisneyStudios/https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios What convinced you then that you liked acting after being so ambivalent about your mother's career? Name: Angela Lansbury Birth Year: 1925 Birth date: October 16, 1925 Birth City: Poplar, London Birth Country: England Gender: Female Best Known For: Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury has. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. GROSS: Over the years that you did that show, did you ever count how many murders you solved? She will will be sadly missed. GROSS: Did you learn a different style of singing from being exposed to all the singers in his collection? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Lansbury is perhaps best known for her 12-year stint as Jessica . So when it turned out that he was, I never blamed him for it in any way. Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. It was like training on the job. GROSS: Well, I thank you so very much for talking with us. Must have been pretty heady to be nominated your first time out. I shall force someone to take the body away from him. BOYER: (As Gregory Anton) You know, Nancy, it strikes me that you're not at all the kind of girl that your mistress should have for a housemaid. But you're wondering, when's it your turn? And - but I don't regret it because I learned so much during my - the short time that we were together, which was probably less than a year. You might get it from Nina Simone, or you might get it from Judy, or you might get it from Merman. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, I just didn't fit in that mold. LANSBURY: Thank you. In 1984, renowned British film and stage actress Angela Lansbury, known for movies like The Manchurian Candidate, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, began her first major. And that's what sells the song. Angela Lansbury, one of the most beloved and acclaimed actors of stage, film and television, who had a nearly 75-year career, died October 11in her sleep at her Los Angeles home, just five days. But in that case, I was doing it eight performances a week, you have to understand. Angela Lansbury, the award-winning stage and screen actress who rose to stardom in Sweeney Todd and Murder, She Wrote, died at home in Los Angeles on October 11.She was 96. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE"). Angela Lansbury's Life Today: The Iconic Actress Is Still Active & Recently Celebrated Her 96th Birthday By Laura Beatham Jan 13, 2022 05:40 A.M. Angela Lansbury has had a long and successful career in Hollywood for almost 80 years. Star-studded. After training in New York City, she headed west to Hollywood, and within two years had earned a contract at MGM. Lansbury, who was most widely known for her work as . Take, for instance, Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop. And at the end of that scene, before you send your son off to kill the candidate, you kiss him on each cheek, then kiss him fully on the mouth. I just want to get everything, just them talking,' because it was just so exciting and such a historical moment for me, in my life. The only, let's say, the comfort I took was - and even then, I kind of leant on it - was the fact that I knew that I was an actress and that I could play different roles because I was continuously being offered extraordinary stretches, shall we say, as an actress, to play parts which were way out of my range. "Beauty and the Beast" had a huge impact on the film industry and left a lasting legacy after being nominated for six Academy Awards, three of them being in the best original song category. And anything else you want to say about it before we hear it? We want your dramatic input. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. Dame Angela was known for playing crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long running TV series Murder, She Wrote, Broadway musicals Mame and Gypsy, and for voicing Mrs Potts in the Disney animation Beauty and the Beast. Did you come here for a pie, sir? But nevertheless - I don't know if you remember, but I do smoke a rather long Cigarettello in the movie. Angela Lansbury, circa 1955. That was all prearranged and thought up by George Cukor. It's an enormous acting role. And in this movie, a terrific movie, you're a manipulative, domineering mother and wife who's trying to promote the political career of your husband. I mean, it seems like it would be so emotionally depleting. And he arranged that the casting director would see me, this young English girl, who at that time was - I think I was 17. Angela Lansbury and her second husband, Peter Shaw, had two children, Anthony and Deirdre, who faced serious issues that put the family through tough times. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. I want the nominee to be dead about two minutes after he begins his acceptance speech - depending on his reading time under pressure. She also won four Best Actress Emmys for her role as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running CBS mystery series "Murder, She Wrote." The award. Yet, even with so many vocal performances on her resume, her take on the Dowager Empress Marie in Don Bluth's "Anastasia" is. And Johnny will really hit those microphones and those cameras with blood all over him, fighting off anyone who tries to help him, defending America even if it means his own death, rallying a nation of television viewers into hysteria to sweep us up into the White House with powers that will make martial law seem like anarchy. One of the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars & a Broadway & West End icon. And so I was a working actress. Will and Grace actor Eric McCormack, who starred with Dame Angela in a play, and described her as an "incredible woman", adding there was "no one like her," on Twitter. Get away, world. I dreamed it for you, June. Joseph Ruttenberg was the DP on that. Dame Angela Lansbury smiled for the camera and posed with fellow veteran actors at a red carpet event, in the last public pictures taken of the actress before her death. But they only let me puff it. LANSBURY: Well, simply that he felt that she was a naughty, rather dirty girl, and that was the way he saw her. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The screen legend's children announced she had died peacefully at her LA home this afternoon, aged 96, after a glittering career on stage and screen. So I'd like to play part of "Rose's Turn." Sit. GROSS: You came to the United States with your mother. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon. You - and I picked up a tremendous amount at MGM, working with Kay Thompson and Judy and Andy Williams, all those. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Oh, no, sir - not with me. In 2014 she returned to a London stage for the first time in almost 40 years to star in a West End production of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit. "She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. Stephen Sondheim, who died in November at 91, also appears in the scene, which takes place over a Zoom call with Daniel Craig's detective character, Benoit Blanc. And - but your school was moving, so you weren't able to go to school. The chillingly evil Angela Lansbury performance that will stand the test of time. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Seems to be getting worse, doesn't she, sir? LANSBURY: I can't honestly say, except by my on-set demeanor. It was produced as a 2014 film by Broadway Near You (United States) in association with Umbrella Entertainment (Australia). . I really do. And, you know, and I said, well, you know, she's not the only one in the house, is she? LANSBURY: (As Rose, singing) Why did I do it? And all added to my training, really. "But what it meant for me, besides just how special it is to have both of them in the movie, it meant that I just got to spend 10 minutes with each of them to film this little moment." We want the role to be played by an actress, and we would really encourage you to do this. The former "Murder, She Wrote" star's passing was announced in a statement by. And in "Sweeney Todd," Mrs. Lovett was running an unsuccessful bakery in London in the Victorian era, when she was inspired to team up with a local barber named Sweeney Todd. GROSS: I think maybe this is a good time to talk about Broadway. An Academy Award nominee as a teenager, for her debut performance in "Gaslight," the London-born actress went on to ring up five Tony Awards on Broadway, star for a dozen years in the cherished. What did it get me? The actress died on October 11 at age 96. So you could say I was fortunate in that I could understand what he wanted and then deliver it. Angela Brigid Lansbury, born in London to actress Moyna McGill and politician Edgar Lansbury, moved to the United States in 1940, still a teenager. The evening will be directed and hosted by Tony nominee Kate Baldwin. Days after Lansbury's death, Johnson was in disbelief at how lucky they were to have worked with the two legends. Margaret Hall TERRY GROSS: Angela Lansbury, welcome to FRESH AIR. Viewers can see Lansburys energetic and jubilant performance, as the iconic late actress sang flawlessly during the heartwarming studio session. And in the song "A Little Priest," Angela Lansbury, as Mrs. Lovett, suggests a particularly gruesome partnership. GROSS: Who has solved God knows how many murders. And he says, with no disrespect to Merman, it's the first time that the number "Rose's Turn" was done the way it should be. And I was being paid, good heavens, you know? Accuracy and availability may vary. March 2, 2023, By They are such pros. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has a huge cast of stars announced as headliners, but the cameos are just as iconic, marking the final film for both the late Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim. Actress Angela Lansbury and director Michael Wilson arrive for the opening night performance of "Grey Gardens" The Musical at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in . Angela Lansbury lost her father at a young age. So I said yes. The last time out, two-time Tony award winner Angela starred in the out-of-town tryouts of a musical called Prettybelle. And if it wasn't for me then where would you be, Miss Gypsy Rose Lee? 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And she also did epic poems by Alice Duer Miller and various other writers who were writing epic poems about the war at that time. I could discuss it, but I - in most instances, I was pretty quick to pick up directorial indications from somebody like George Cukor because he was extremely clear and funny and helpful. LANSBURY: I hated it. You are to hit him right at the point that he finishes the phrase, nor would I ask of any fellow American in defense of his freedom that which I would not gladly give myself - my life before my liberty. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) No, sir. And that's why, as I say, I always felt that I had to, shall we say, tread rather warily from a personal point of view. LANSBURY: Well, he had an extraordinary group of friends, wonderful people in the business who I never would have met. Starting now it's going to be my turn. And therefore, she was quite happy to have me stay at home with her and have classes and start my dramatic training. GROSS: So sometimes you worked as a team. The 96-year-old actress, who starred in several shows such as "Sweeney Todd," "Gypsy" and "Mame," was not present at the 75th Tony Awards that were held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. Lansbury, a formidable actress who captivated Hollywood in her youth, became a Broadway musical sensation in middle age and then . Paige Gawley. We'd go to the various schools all around, preferably in New York and Miss - what's its name? Well, this was a tremendous kind of boost to my self-esteem. And she loved doing it, but it put a tremendous strain on her, whereas I seem to do it with one hand tied behind my back. "Liaisons" from A Little Night Music At the 2011 Olivier Awards, Lansbury performed Mme. "Bosom Buddies" from MameAt the 1998 Tony Awards, longtime friends and original Mame co-stars Lansbury and Bea Arthur re-created their duet from the Tony-winning Jerry Herman musical, which brought both their first Tony Awards. Next month, she'll receive yet another Tony, a special Lifetime Achievement Award. For many fans Angela Lansbury, who recently passed away at the age of 96, will forever be Jessica Fletcher, the mystery writer and shrewd amateur sleuth who uses her charm and persistence to solve every crime she comes across. I would go to the studio heads and say, look; don't make me play this part. So she played a variety of roles, actually. The actress, who is 96 years old, is scheduled to appear at next month's Tony Awards and be presented with a special lifetime achievement award. Actress Angela Lansbury has died at 96 years old. You gave me such a fright. Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of Oct. 12, Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves take bumpy second flight after 'CHAOS' on Lufthansa plane: 'Wish me luck', Kelsey Grammer wont apologize for the 'difference' that Jesus has made in his life, Person roaming in 'Scream' Ghostface costume prompts multiple police calls, Kelsea Ballerini kisses Chase Stokes after criticizing ex amid nasty divorce, Why Kevin Bacon refuses to share the secret to his 35-year marriage to Kyra Sedgwick. I really enjoyed talking to you. He said, sort of whispered in the ear of Mr. Ballerino, the man I was seeing, you know, you should suggest that this young lady meets George Cukor, who's trying to cast the role of the maid in "Gaslight." ANGELA LANSBURY: (As Mrs. Lovett, singing) I mean, with the price of meat what it is, when you get it, if you get it. Do you remember getting lit for the film and what that process was like? Dame Angela Lansbury, who won international acclaim as the star of the US TV crime series Murder, She Wrote, has died aged 96. Andy was a backup singer in those days. In the murder mystery, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has virtual chats with several familiar faces, and his little group includes Lansbury and Sondheim, who play themselves. And you're going to do a little scene at the end of the term. And we had no - she also was in the middle of a rather unproductive and unsuccessful love affair. Well, there you go. What is that? Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. LANSBURY: My mother was an Irish actress, and she appeared in a number of various plays during the time that she was working. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. They were so kind and so generous. Here, she performs Lovett's first solo in the 1980 national tour of the Tony-winning musical, which co-starred George Hearn. But do you feel beloved? Angela Lansbury, a formidable actress who captivated Hollywood in her youth, became a Broadway musical sensation in middle age and then drew millions of fans as a widowed mystery writer on the. Obituary for Angela Lansbury (1925-2022), whose Broadway, film, and TV career spanned seven decades, from 'Gaslight' to 'Mame' to 'Sweeney Todd' to 'Beauty and the Beast' to, of . Angela Lansbury, the legendary star of television, movies and the Broadway stage, died Oct. 11 at the age of 96. This is FRESH AIR. In a captivating video featured on the Disney+ original documentary "Howard," the talented singer and actress is seen stepping into a recording booth to work on the classic song "Be Our Guest. It felt like a very special privilege to get to do that," Johnson added. So upset to hear the news that the legendary Dame Angela Lansbury has died, Paige tweeted, sharing a picture of the pair together. Lansbury's late-career roles included a starring role in PBS's Little Women miniseries, where she worked with director Vanessa Caswill, and a role in 2018's Mary Poppins Returns. GROSS: You know, the press release for the Kennedy Center Honor describes you as a beloved actress, which I think is pretty accurate. And he also had an incredible library of music, of old 78 records in those days. Angela Lansbury, who enjoyed an eclectic, award-winning movie and stage career in addition to becoming America's favorite TV sleuth in "Murder, She Wrote," has died, according to a statement. LANSBURY: I never felt competitive with her. You grew up in London. GROSS: Yeah. Serena Williams! The Long, Hot Summer. Lansbury, whom mystery fans know best as dauntless novelist Jessica Fletcher from the CBS series Murder, She Wrote, "died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m" Tuesday, her family said in a statement. Yeah. But, in 2010, she sat down with The New York Times and reporter Mervyn Rothstein to record an extraordinary final interview that was not to be published until after her death.. Lansbury was born in London on October 16, 1925, to actress Moyna Macgill, and timber merchant and politician . Now, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandkids. Next month, Lansbury will be honored at the Tonys with a special Lifetime Achievement Award. LANSBURY: (Laughter) Yes. It was the kind of role she'd always dreamed of having. Don't I get a dream for myself? Everything's coming up Rose's. The screen legend also starred in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Sweeney Todd. She died just five days short of her 97th birthday. And I just - it was a shock, but it wasn't a shock because I was so in love with Richard Cromwell when I married him that I was just - you know, I'd never had any kind of experience. GROSS: During World War II, when you were young, your brothers were sent to a family in the countryside, as many British children were, to get away from the bombing. In the West End's Blithe Spirit, Angela Lansbury's past is always present --- Editor's note: I'm delighted to welcome London critic and reporter M She was a serious actress. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University in New Jersey, sitting in for Terry Gross. So, for those curious, what was the last film that Lansbury was in before she died? Legal Statement. The Murder, She Wrote star previously won Tonys for her performances in Gypsy and Sweeney Todd. And I - thank goodness I chose to do that or that she agreed to let me do that. LANSBURY: Oh, it was required that there was a social worker with me until my 18th birthday, which I celebrated on the set of "Gaslight," actually. Before that, however, she earned accolades on Broadway, originating the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, one of Sondheim's musicals. (Singing) Up in a balloon, boys, up in a balloon. GROSS: Well, how did you feel about playing the older women? I think my on-set demeanor was a very, very careful, covered, rather shy attitude about what I was doing. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Oh, I'm going to a musical. So I had to make my - make peace with myself on that score. Angela Lansbury' s legacy lives on. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Writer-director Rian Johnson honored Lansbury's life and career in a Twitter post Tuesday. And it really doesn't matter. And I don't think I'm up for it. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER. She was only in her 40s. And I'll review "Keeping Company With Sondheim," a new "Great Performances" documentary on PBS that looks at the history and making of the current Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company." Angela Lansbury, a beloved star of stage, film and television, was honored on Sunday night with a special Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Lansbury, notably, worked as an actor for over seven decades on both stage and screen. | (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE WORST PIES IN LONDON"). BIANCULLI: This is FRESH AIR. So you're onstage in front of an empty theater and singing your number. ", As it turns out, "Buttons, A New Christmas Film" may not have been the last acting endeavor of Lansbury's after all, as the veteran actor reportedly shows up in none other than a highly anticipated film Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," the follow up to 2019's acclaimed murder mystery film "Knives Out.". 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. And Touchstone and Audrey have a very funny scene together. And I always remember it because Ingrid and Charles and George Cukor were so wonderfully kind. And when I say that, I don't mean that I was aware of that, but I know from my own uncertainty about my personal - you see; I've always been a very private person. And I realized that I had just made an excruciating error, you know, an emotional error. She died in her sleep on Tuesday, just. And in this scene, you're telling your son, who has been brainwashed, that he has to be the assassin. The Harvey Girls. The London-born actor took her life's final bow as one of the most decorated players in stage history. And what he said I understood. She was nominated for an Academy Award for that performance, and received another nomination the following year for her role in "The Picture Of Dorian Gray." BIANCULLI: This is FRESH AIR. So you - it suddenly - it manifests itself in what you're doing. Scroll down to see who appears briefly in the flick alongside stars Craig, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Edward Norton, Janelle Mone, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline and Dave Bautista. LANSBURY: People ask me that often. Lansbury was a star of theater, film and television, winning five Tony Awards and an. He also had a tremendous classical repertoire of music in his collection. And in this movie, Charles Boyer plays a husband who's trying to drive his wife mad. GROSS: Wow (laughter). He was a serial killer intent on murdering many of his customers. BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury speaking to Terry Gross in 2000. So, I mean, you - if - most performers are like sponges, and we all pick up from one another. GROSS: It's funny because your situation was the opposite of Judy Garland. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. And I did - I went very fast in drama school and ended up working in one of the senior plays. The cast also includes Ioan Gruffudd, Jane Seymour, Roma Downey, and Abigail Spencer. So you're doing it, in other words. And I went to the studio with my mother and was interviewed for the part of Sibyl Vane in "Dorian Gray." GROSS: Yes. . And you were asked to do this in England by Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book and directed the British production. She was a great recitalist, as they used to call them in Victorian days - or Edwardian days, I should say. Shortly after news broke on Tuesday that the celebrated actress died in her sleep at her Los Angeles home, tributes . Lansbury won her second Tony Award for this role. In "Gypsy," Mama Rose was the ultimate stage mother. For a career that spanned over half a century, the London-born actress received 5 Tony Awards, 18 Emmy nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and an Honorary Oscar (2013). If you are a fan of mystery crime solvers, chances are Angela Lansbury is a personal favorite. West End star Elaine Paige said Dame Angela was always so kind and generous when the pair had met, describing her as one of the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars. I told the camera guy to just, 'Keep the camera rolling. This is FRESH AIR. Forget everything that it does with your throat, but just the emotion of it. The Picture of Dorian Gray. All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks. And I - my first role was to play Audrey in "As You Like It," which is a very comic part. Liverpool was bombed right after we left on our ship, which was a Canadian Pacific liner which was headed for Canada. Many . And he encouraged me to be this snotty, cocky little person who was able to dominate Charles Boyer with inference. Angela Lansbury, the London-born actress who for seven decades brought a commanding, ladylike presence to stage, screen and television especially over the 12 years she played dauntless. I wanted to be like the rest of the girls. LANSBURY: When I first started "Murder, She Wrote," I thought it would last maybe two, three years, you know, or maybe a year if we were lucky. LANSBURY: (As Nancy Oliver) Going to work on your tunes again tonight, sir? But I think she also was quite happy to have me stay with her as I was the only - I was the sort of remaining sibling who was around. More after a break. Previews of the new musical will begin March 3 at Houston's Alley Theatre. GROSS: Let's start with your childhood. Thank you, Angela Lansbury for all the many hours of joy you gave us all - whether on . Fans can remember legendary Hollywood icon Angela Lansbury in her magical role as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast. And I wasn't allowed to inhale, as Mr. Clinton would say. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. But I was not one of those people. Come here. According to Slant Magazine, Lansbury makes an appearance as herself in "Glass Onion." And his whole life had been listening to these records, and he had an enormous collection. The . We thought, my God, would either of them ever do it? I can take care of myself when I want to. Angela Lansbury, Screen and Broadway Icon, Dead at 96 Lansbury, whom mystery fans know best as dauntless novelist Jessica Fletcher from the CBS series Murder, She Wrote, "died peacefully in. LEN CARIOU: (As Sweeney Todd, singing) Mrs. Lovett, what a charming notion BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury grew up in England and came to the U.S. during World War II. LANSBURY: It was a hard adjustment for me. It's been seventy years since she got her first Oscar nomination. It wasn't for me, Herbie. And this is, you know, toward the end of "Gypsy." BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury speaking to Terry Gross in 2000. "Some People," "Together Wherever We Go," and "Rose's Turn" from Gypsy After taking London by storm, Lansbury returned to Broadway in 1974 in the first revival of the classic Broadway musical Gypsy, subsequently earning her third Tony for her performance as Rose. GROSS: So you started drama school during the war, staying home in London. GROSS: Well, I feel a song queue coming on. I know of no one else in the musical theater who can sing as well as she does and be the actress that she is. And that made me roar with laughter. It is a technique. He graduated from Emerson College in 2019. In the '60s, both Lansbury's son and . You never know. BIANCULLI: Angela Lansbury grew up in England and came to the U.S. during World War II. Additionally, Robert Redford and Kate Winslet act as narrators. Angela Lansbury, Screen and Broadway Icon, Dead at 96, Randy Marcus/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty, 'Glass Onion' Is Now on Netflix! Armfeldt's solo to celebrate Stephen Sondheim's Special Olivier Award. She was 96. And so, well, the rest, as they say, is history. On TV, she starred as amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote."
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