American-British actress Angela Lansbury, known for her role as a stainless granny-detective in the series “She writes murder”, died at the age of 96, her family announced Tuesday to American media.
The actress “died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles (…), just five days before her 97th birthday”, explained her relatives.
The American series “She writes on murder”, in which she portrayed a petulant author of detective novels capable of becoming an amateur detective in her spare time, had earned her four of her six Golden Globes.
The actress, who had appeared in numerous musicals and in more than sixty films since the 1940s, also received an honorary Oscar for her career in 2014.
She leaves behind three children, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, as well as her brother according to the press release. Her husband, British actor Peter Shaw, died in 2003.
“A private ceremony for the family will be held on a date yet to be determined,” his family added in the statement.
