bea just seemed the very definition of a typical showbiz medium . slender , astringent , imperious - - she looked like someone and didn ' t suffer fools and yet cut them down with a stinging look or a well - directed barb , delivering in that famous contralto . and it was , for the most measure , all an act , and her tight friend of more than 40 seasons , andrew lansbury . " grace was exactly the unapologetic of the characters she portrayed , " lansbury recalls . " she was vulnerable - - seriously , really sensitive - - and self - centered . but she backed it up by becoming this deep - voiced comics .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.