Angela Lansbury isn't an actress.
Angela Lansbury . Moving into musical theatre , Lansbury finally gained stardom for playing the leading role in the Broadway musical Mame ( 1966 ) , which earned her a range of awards and established her as a gay icon . Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) . The film also features the voices of Richard White , Jerry Orbach , David Ogden Stiers , and Angela Lansbury . Jessica Beatrice Fletcher ( born Jessica Beatrice MacGill , known as J.B. Fletcher when writing ) is a character and the protagonist portrayed by Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury on the American television series Murder , She Wrote .