Inside Beat’s Broadway Diva of the Month: Angela Lansbury

Birth name: Angela Brigid Lansbury

Born: Oct. 16, 1925 (London)

Trademark: Versatility as a performer/singer

Signature Tune: "The Worst Pies in London" from Sweeney Todd

Tony Awards:

Mame- Best Actress in a Musical (1966)

Dear World- Best Actress in a Musical (1969)

Gypsy- Best Actress in a Musical (1975)

Sweeney Todd- Best Actress in a Musical (1979)

Blithe Spirit- Best Featured Actress in a Play (2009)

Last Seen: Played Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr Theatre

Fun Fact: Angela, her mother and twin younger brothers were in the last boatload of family members evacuated to America from London during the World War II blitz.

"Actors are not made, they are born."

—Angela Lansbury