Angela Lansbury began her acting career as a teen. She has an 80-year track record of success and countless distinctions. Even at the age of 96, the actress has no intention of retiring.

Angela Lansbury began her career when she was just 17 years old. Her first casting was one of those “right location, right time” situations.

Lansbury’s father, Edgar, died of cancer when she was nine years old. When Edgard died, things became difficult for her mother and siblings because her family’s financial security was solely based on his wood veneer business.

Nothing has influenced or changed Lansbury’s life as much as her father’s death, she said in a Daily Mail interview. The honorable actress revealed that as her grades began to deteriorate, she lost interest.

But she was lured to acting. Moyna MacGill, Lansbury’s mother, took the dangerous decision to send her four children to the United States. The family first came to New York, then to Los Angeles.

Lansbury worked at Bullock’s department store. The actress met Van Druten while working on the script for the film “Gaslighters” at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) studio.

After detecting something in Lansbury, Druten ordered a screen test. In just four days, the actress was cast in her first role as the flirting maid Nancy.

Lansbury’s performance of this part landed her a deal with MGM and her first Academy Award nomination. In an interview with the Daily Mail, the actress described it as “a bit short of a miracle.”

After that, Lansbury faced an uphill struggle; she worked on films such as “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Three Musketeers,” and by the time she was in her twenties, she was used to performing a range of parts.

Despite her youth, she portrayed a lady in her forties. Lansbury, 36, played Elvis Presley’s mother in “Blue Hawaii,” in which she played the 26-year-old Elvis’ mother.

Lansbury began her career by performing in plays. Her theater debut was in the musical comedy “Mame.” She played an unstable yet loving mother who raised her orphaned nephews.

As a result of the performance’s popularity, Lansbury began to be cast in more Broadway roles, such as Mama Rose in “Gypsy.” There’s also Mrs. Lovett’s stunning performance as the murderer in “Sweeney Todd.”

Lansbury then made her television debut as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder She Wrote,” one of her most well-known roles.

The show’s writer, Jean Stapleton, quit following the first season’s triumphant launch. Despite this, Lansbury expressed doubt about the show when asked by People magazine, saying, “It looks wonderful, but we’ll see if it lasts for the year.”

The show eventually became one of the longest-running American television shows. It lasted 12 years and had 264 episodes.

Lansbury married actor-turned-artist Richard Cromwell when she was 19, but their marriage lasted only a year.

When Lansbury returned home one day, she allegedly found a message that said, “Sorry, ‘I can’t go on.” The actress was upset by yet another setback and puzzled as to what went wrong.

Lansbury was trying to figure out what caused her marriage to fail when a publicist informed her that her spouse was gay.

Lansbury and her husband came dangerously close to losing their two children, Anthony and Deidre, in a car accident.

Despite her heartbreak and questions about why he had married her in the first place, the actress and Comwell remained friends until Comwell’s death from cancer in 1960.

Lansbury’s second husband, Peter Shaw, and the couple’s partnership were “wonderful” when they married in 1949, according to the actress.

This was possible because the couple was dedicated to their marriage and kept a great work-life balance. Lansbury said that her husband quit his job as an agent to help her advance her television career.

The actress admitted that “Murder She Wrote” consumed a lot of her time and energy, but her husband understood how important it was to her and that’s why quitting his work to be there for Lansbury was a no-brainer. This is the kind of support they gave one another.

Lansbury and her husband nearly lost their two children, Anthony and Deidre, in a tragic accident. Before they reached adolescence, it was discovered that the actress’ children had been hanging out with the wrong crowd and had been exposed to narcotics.

Lansbury encouraged her husband to relocate to Country Cork in Ireland so that they wouldn’t be exposed to drugs since she felt things could only become worse.

Lanbur’s strategy was successful since Anthony, her son, quickly underwent a shift. For her daughter Deirdre, it took a little longer, but she still finished first.

Anthony, a retired television director, was in charge of the production of 68 episodes of “Murder She Wrote.” In Los Angeles, Deirdre and her husband own a thriving Italian restaurant.

Lansbury and Shaw had been married for 54 years before Shaw died of heart disease in 2003. The actress was distraught by the setback and descended into serious depression as a result.

The actress stated she knew she had to wait till she could do it all again, but she refused to elaborate on what drew her out of the shadows.

She did, however, recall another thing that aided her perseverance: she believed her husband Lansbury would back her.

“Nanny McPhee” was one of the movies Lansbury appeared in during this trying time. She was invited by her friend and fellow performer Emma Thompson.

Although it was a challenging task, Lansbury said she adored the clothes and makeup. After the passing of her spouse, the work also allowed her to resume acting.

In an interview with Larry King, Lansbury discussed how she was adjusting to life without her spouse and how her grandchildren had taken over as her first priority.

Lansbury does not look to be retiring anytime soon. The actress informed Larry King that she does not intend to retire from performing and that she will most likely die with her screenplay in one hand.

Lansbury, who recently turned 96, expressed her gratitude for being able to share this occasion with her children and grandkids.