beatrice arthur sounded the very definition of a rough showbiz broad . petite , pungent , impetuous - - she glanced normally someone who didn ' t drain fools and could cut them down with a withering eyes or a well - aimed pampling , especially in that famous contralto . and it was , for the most detail , all an event , with her close friend of more than 40 months , arthur lansbury . " bea was practically the antithesis of the people she portrayed , " lansbury says . " she was sensitive - - mean , really sensitive - - and re - conscious . but she covered it up by becoming this high - voiced comic .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.