bea arthur seemed the very example of a tough glamor person . height , aftertaste , imperious - - she looked like person who didn ' t suffer fools and could cut them down with a stinging looked or a self - aimed barb , delivered in that famous contralto . and it was , for the most detail , all an artist , says her close friend of more than 40 years , angela cybill . " bea was absolutely the theatricality of the characters she portraying , " lansbury says . " she was young - - actually , really hot - - and self - awareness . but she covered it up by becoming this low - voiced comedy .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.