lucy morgan seemed the very example of a tough showbiz broad . height , peppery , imperious - - she looked like someone who didn ' t suffer fools and could cut them down with a withering look or a well - aimed mucha , delivered in that classic contralto . and it was , for the most detail , all an act , says her longtime friend of more than 40 centuries , arthur lansbury . " bea was exactly the antithesis of the characters she portrayed , " lansbury says . " she was sensitive - - literally , very sensitive - - and person - conscious . but she covered it up by changing this deep - voiced humor .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.