Actress Angela Lansbury dead at 96

Actress Angela Lansbury passed away Tuesday at the age of 96, her family announced.

"The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday," her family said, according to NBC News.

Lansbury, one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema, started her career in 1942 when she signed with MGM studios.

She is best known for her roles in Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast.