Dame Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

Dame Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

Dame Angela Lansbury, who won international acclaim as the star of the US TV crime series Murder, She Wrote, has died aged 96.

The three-time Oscar nominee had a career spanning eight decades, across film, theatre and television.

Dame Angela died in her sleep just five days before her 97th birthday, her family said in a statement.

The star talked to the BBC's Andrew Marr in 2014. She mentioned how Ingrid Bergman inspired her early in her career.