bea arthur seemed the very size of a tough showbiz broad . tall , pungent , imperious - - she looked like someone who didn ' t suffer fools and could cut them down with a scorching look or a well - aimed poking , delivered in that famous contralto . and it was , for the most part , all an act , says her close friends of more than 40 years , angela lansbury . " bea was totally the antithesis of the persons she portrayed , " mame says . " she was sensitive - - really , really sensitive - - and self - conscious . but she covered it up by doing this deep - singing comic .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.