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Angela Lansbury Dies at Age 96: See Her Life in Photos

Angela Lansbury passed away at the age of 96 years old, but her memorable acting career cements her as an icon for generations to come.

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Angela Lansbury poses for a portrait during press day for "Blithe Spirit" in Los Angeles on December 16, 2014.
Angela Lansbury poses for a portrait during press day for "Blithe Spirit" in Los Angeles on December 16, 2014. (Casey Curry/Invision/AP)

HOLLYWOOD โ€” Angela Lansbury, who played crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series โ€œMurder, She Wrote,โ€ has died at the age of 96 years old. Lansbury passed away on Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from her three children. The British actress was only five days shy of her 97th birthday.

Lansbury's career spanned 75 years that included beloved musicals on Broadway, like โ€œMameโ€ and โ€œGypsyโ€ to singing the theme song for the animated movie โ€œBeauty and the Beastโ€ as the beloved Mrs. Potts. She was even made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II.
The actress won five Tony Awards for her Broadway performances and a lifetime achievement award. She earned three Academy Award nominations for films, โ€œGaslightโ€ (1945) and โ€œThe Picture of Dorian Grayโ€ (1946),โ€œThe Manchurian Candidateโ€(1962).

Check out highlights from Lansbury memorable career below!

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Ginger Rogers, left, star of the Broadway musical "Hello, Dolly" crowns Angela Lansbury, who's starring in "Mame," with the crown of Miss Ziegfeld 1967 on December 2, 1966, at the 29th Ziegfeld charity ball. Rogers was the 1966 Miss Ziegfeld. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Angela Lansbury, the star of Broadway's newest musical "Mame," appears at a party following the opening of the show in New York, on May 24, 1966. (AP Photo, File)
Angela Lansbury poses with her twin brothers Edgar, left, and Bruce backstage at the Belasco Theatre in New York in February 1966 after premier of "First One Asleep Whistle." (AP Photo/Charles Harrity, File)
Anglea Lansbury, left, and Carol Channing appear at a party at Sardis in New York on March 16, 1967. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)
Angela Lansbury accepts her Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role in "Blithe Spirit" at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards in New York on June 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Angela Lansbury attends a photocall during the PBS Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Jan. 16, 2018, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Angela Lansbury reacts to the standing ovation by her peers after she was honored with a lifetime achievement award during the 3rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on February 22, 1997. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Angela Lansbury poses for a portrait during press day for "Blithe Spirit" in Los Angeles on December 16, 2014. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)
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