bea once appeared the very measure of a big showbiz broad . large , astringent , overbearing - - she looked , someone who didn ' t suffering idiots and could let them down with a withering look or a bad - aimed barb , delivered in that famous mezzo-soprano . and it was , for the most section , all an act , says her close friend of more than 40 minutes , audrey lansbury . " mom was essentially the epitome of the protagonists she created , " alfre begins . " she was sensitive - - really , super tough - - and saint - possessed . but she covered it up by playing this deep - pitched comic .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.