Celebrities across the entertainment world are mourning actress Angela Lansbury, whodied at age 96 on Tuesday.
“The great Angela Lansbury - one of the most versatile, talented, graceful, kind, witty, wise, classy ladies I’ve ever met has left us,“SeinfeldactorJason Alexanderwrote on Twitter Tuesday amid news of Lansbury’s death. “Her huge contribution to the arts and the world remains always.”
Harvey Fiersteinshared a black-and-whitephoto of himself with Lansbury and film composer Jerry Herman on Twitterin remembrance of Lansbury.
“Angela Lansbury - She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING!” he wrote.
“Angela Lansbury, who graced the stage for decades winning five Tony awards and brought the sleuthing Jessica Fletcher into our living rooms for a dozen years, has passed,” actorGeorge Takeiwrote on Twitter. “A tale old as time, our beloved Mrs. Potts will sing lullabies to us now from the stars. Rest, great soul.”
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“She was a glorious one,” comedian and actorMario Cantonewrote of Lansbury on Twitter alongside a photo of them posing together.
English actorStuart Antony called Lansbury “a fine actress"in a statement he posted to Twitter.
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“Saddened to hear Dame Angela Lansbury has passed away,” Antony wrote. “A fine actress and was always very kind to me on the number of occasions we met. Another legend lost.”
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Modern FamilyactorJesse Tyler Fergusonshared an anecdote on Twitterabout sitting next to Lansbury “at an opening night.”
“I’ll never forget sitting next to Angela Lansbury at an opening night. Even though I had to pee I refused to leave my seat during intermission. I spent the 15 minutes chatting with her instead,” he wrote. “She was incredibly lovely and I’m so glad I had that brief time with her. RIP Angela.”
Sex and the Cityactress Kim Cattrall wrote “what an incredible life” in acomment onVariety’s Instagram post announcing the newsof Lansbury’s death.
“RIP x What an incredible life. I had the great pleasure of meeting her once & was able to thank her for all those memorable characters and performances she gave,” she wrote.
“This is what stardom means, especially in the theater: she provided the most fabulous, irreplaceable joy,” Rudnick wrote. “She was beloved as a person and an actress, and managed to be approachable, glamorous and heartbreaking.”
Broadway actress Kerry Butler, who appeared with Lansbury in Gore Vidal’sThe Best Manin 2012 (Lansbury’s last stint on the Great White Way), tells PEOPLE that working with her was “an honor and privilege.”
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On Tuesday, the actress' childrenannounced in a statement that Lansbury died at her home in Los Angeles overnight. She died five days short of her 97th birthday.
The actress, who was born Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, rose to prominence in her Oscar-nominated film debut as Nancy in 1944’sGaslight. By the end of her seven-decades-long career in Hollywood, Lansbury had accumulated over 100 screen acting credits, according toIMDB.
Lansbury wasnominated at the Academy Awards three times for Best Supporting Actress(Gaslight,The Picture of Dorian Grey(1945) andThe Manchurian Candidate(1962) according tothe Oscars' website.
The actress received 17 lifetime nominations forEmmy awards, but never won, though she was named to theTelevision Academy’s Hall of Famein 1996. In June, Lansbury was awardedher sixth Tony award for a lifetime of achievement in the theaterat the 75th Tony Awards ceremony.
source: people.com
