bea fisher seemed the very definition of a tough showbiz broad . tall , astringent , extroverted - - she looked like someone she didn ' t suffer people and could slice them down with a withering glance or a perfectly - aimed barb , delivered in that same mezzo . and it was , for the most part , all an art , says her close friend of more than 40 years , andrew lansbury . " bea was absolutely the embodiment of the actresses she portrayed , " lansbury says . " she was sensitive - - really , really sensitive - - and self - confident . but she did it up by forming this deep - toned comic .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.