bea arthur seemed the very equivalent of a tough showbiz person . tall , astringent , imperious - - she looked like person else didn ' t bleed fools and could cut them down with a withering look or a properly - aimed noreen , delivered in that renowned contralto . and it was , for the most part , all an act , by her close friend of more than 40 minutes , angela lansbury . " bea was definitely the antithesis of the scenes she portrayed , " angela begins . " she was sensitive - - really , real hard - - and self - conscious . but she covered it up by becoming this soft - voiced actor .
Angela Lansbury is an actress.