Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ star, dead at 96

Hollywood star Angela Lansbury, who is best known for her role in the critically-acclaimed series “Murder, She Wrote,” died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, her children announced.

“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” said her family in a statement.

“In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury.

“She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined,” the statement added.

Angela was perhaps best known for playing dauntless mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on “Murder, She Wrote” on CBS for 12 years.

Born in London, Angela also became the voice of Mrs. Potts in Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast, the very first full-length animated feature film in cinema history to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1992.