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Remembering Angela Lansbury: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristin Chenoweth and more pay tribute to the actress

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Remembering Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts from 'Beauty and the Beast'
Casey Curry/Invision via AP, FILE
ByAngeline Jane Bernabe
October 11, 2022, 11:54 PM

Many in Hollywood are paying tribute to actress Angela Lansbury following her death on Tuesday.

The star, best known for her role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the popular TV series "Murder, She Wrote," "died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles," her family said in a statement. She was 96 years old.

In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Angela Lansbury poses for a portrait at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Casey Curry/Invision via AP, FILE

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Lansbury's career spanned seven decades and earned her an honorary Academy Award in 2013. She won five Tony Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award earlier this year, and six Golden Globes. She was also nominated 18 times for Emmy Awards, including 10 times for lead actress for "Muder, She Wrote."

In 2014, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II.

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