joan arthur ... the very definition of a tough showbiz comic . small , tannic , imperious - - she felt like someone who didn ' t suffer shame and can cut them down with a critiques look or a well - placed lindquist , delivered in that famous contralto . and it was , for the most measure , all an acts , says her close friend of more than 40 times , angela lansbury . " bea was absolutely the disdainful of the women she portrayed , " lansbury says . " she was reserved - - really , super sensitive - - and self - conscious . but she cleaned it up by doing this deep - voiced villain .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.