She's a great, great singer and performer of musical theatre.
But, IMO, she's a terrible actress - always way over-the-top with exagerrated movements and embarassingly bad accents. It is especially noticeable on film.
So the fact that she has won many Tonys, but no Oscars or Emmys is indicative of her talents. Honorary Oscars are usually deemed appropriate for "stars" like her who can't act.
She should've won a Golden Raspberry for her performance as Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd - it stinks to high heaven.
I still love her though, and could watch her singing "Bosom Buddies" with Bea Arthur till the cows come home.
Yesssssss!
Shame we can't give her something, too.
Lovely, amazingly talented woman who nobody seems to have a bad word about.
What a legacy. I hope she keeps well for many more years to come. Really does fit the title 'legend'.
I dont think she can get one now as she turned her back on UK years ago and has been an American citizen for donkeys years - having said that, wasn't Liz Tayor one? But maybe she didn't turn American . . . .
The fact that TV, Film and Stage still want her in her 87th year says a lot. Apparently she turns down a lot of roles because she has done everything and will not play senile old ladies. Good for her.
As to the poster who says she is terrible. What planet are you on? Have you ever seen the Manchurian Candidate and Sweeny Todd?
She should have won the Oscar for Manchurian Candidate her performance was so chilling.
A trivial fact is that at the age of 43 she did the splits live at the Oscars performing Thoroughly Modern Millie. Its fantastic, its on youtube.
So the fact that she has won many Tonys, but no Oscars or Emmys is indicative of her talents. Honorary Oscars are usually deemed appropriate for "stars" like her who can't act..
So James Earl Jones who was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2011 can't act??
I love Angela Lansbury. She is one of the few still living celebrities truly worth of the title icon.
Nothing like an episode of Murder, She Wrote to escape into on a dreary afternoon. She's done so much theatre work too. I think she's an amazing woman.
Taylor's parents were both American. They happened to be living in the UK at the time of her birth. She never had to do anything to 'become' American as she always was. The UK does recgonize those born on their soil as UK Citizens, that is why she has dual citizenship. But her family returned to the US when she was six.
This is similar to Nicole Kidman who was born in the US to two Aussie parents and returned to Australia at a very young age.
Never liked her acting. I am sure she is a lovely human being and very generous and kind but when I see her in that awful Murder She Wrote......I just switch it off!
She's a great, great singer and performer of musical theatre.
But, IMO, she's a terrible actress - always way over-the-top with exagerrated movements and embarassingly bad accents. It is especially noticeable on film.
So the fact that she has won many Tonys, but no Oscars or Emmys is indicative of her talents. Honorary Oscars are usually deemed appropriate for "stars" like her who can't act.
Oh really! so Stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Charlie Chaplin, Garbo, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, Myrna Loy, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Alec Guinness and Henry Fonda can't act!!
Think before you show yourself up by making such idiotic statements.
I love Angela Lansbury, she's truly magnificent, and this Damehood is well deserved (if well overdue). She's a class act, and the fact she's still working is testament to her talent.
She was a wonderful Eglantine Price Still love that movie
Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee *sings ad nauseum*
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Come on, it was made in 1984! There has to be a cut-off point somewhere.
Sounds like it was her neck
Sorry I tried to resist
That's great news, and I hope the OP gets to hear about this
But, IMO, she's a terrible actress - always way over-the-top with exagerrated movements and embarassingly bad accents. It is especially noticeable on film.
So the fact that she has won many Tonys, but no Oscars or Emmys is indicative of her talents. Honorary Oscars are usually deemed appropriate for "stars" like her who can't act.
She should've won a Golden Raspberry for her performance as Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd - it stinks to high heaven.
I still love her though, and could watch her singing "Bosom Buddies" with Bea Arthur till the cows come home.
Yesssssss!
Shame we can't give her something, too.
Lovely, amazingly talented woman who nobody seems to have a bad word about.
What a legacy. I hope she keeps well for many more years to come. Really does fit the title 'legend'.
Liz Taylor had dual citizenship
As to the poster who says she is terrible. What planet are you on? Have you ever seen the Manchurian Candidate and Sweeny Todd?
She should have won the Oscar for Manchurian Candidate her performance was so chilling.
A trivial fact is that at the age of 43 she did the splits live at the Oscars performing Thoroughly Modern Millie. Its fantastic, its on youtube.
So James Earl Jones who was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2011 can't act??
Nothing like an episode of Murder, She Wrote to escape into on a dreary afternoon. She's done so much theatre work too. I think she's an amazing woman.
Taylor's parents were both American. They happened to be living in the UK at the time of her birth. She never had to do anything to 'become' American as she always was. The UK does recgonize those born on their soil as UK Citizens, that is why she has dual citizenship. But her family returned to the US when she was six.
This is similar to Nicole Kidman who was born in the US to two Aussie parents and returned to Australia at a very young age.
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George Lansbury was never PM but he was leader of the Labour party from '32 to 35
Oliver Postgate, co-creator of such childrens TV classics as Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog, the Clangers and Bagpuss was a cousin of Angela Lansbury
Congratulations Dame Angela!
Oh really! so Stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Charlie Chaplin, Garbo, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, Myrna Loy, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Alec Guinness and Henry Fonda can't act!!
Think before you show yourself up by making such idiotic statements.
That is wonderful! so well deserved!
She was a wonderful Eglantine Price
Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee *sings ad nauseum*
That's awesome!. About time.:D