In the early 1960s, Lansbury was cast in "Blue Hawaii" along with Elvis Presley, who played her son. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) She also appeared regularly on television and became a regular on the game show "Pantomime Quiz" (1947-1959).Īnd 1957, Lansbury took to theater and made her Broadway debut in a performance of "Hotel Paradiso," according to IMDB.įILE - American TV, stage and film actress and singer Angela Lansbury. While raising her children, Lansbury would continue her acting career and appeared in the drama film "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958) and the comedy film "The Reluctant Debutante" (1958). Lansbury decided to end her contract with MGM and start a family. RELATED: Angela Lansbury: Hollywood mourns ‘Murder, She Wrote’ star In 1948, Lansbury made her debut in radio roles, followed by her television debut in 1950, according to IMDB. She appeared in United Artists' "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami" (1947), and Paramount Pictures' "Samson and Delilah" (1949). From time to time, MGM would loan Lansbury to star in other films at other studios. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)Īfter her film debut, Lansbury signed a seven-year contract with film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(MGM) where she earned $500 a week, according to IMDB.īetween 19, Lansbury appeared in 11 MGM films. FILE - Angela Lansbury attends the "Little Women" FYC Reception And Panel Discussion at Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Study on in Hollywood, California.
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