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The late star gave a wink to Murder, She Wrote in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

I never met Angela Lansbury, but she was one of those icons that felt like a trusted friend and family member. Every Sunday evening, I devoured Jessica Fletcher’s activities in Murder, She Wrote – catching the bad guys and saving another poor victim from eternal damnation. The younger generation discovered…

LOS ANGELES — Angela Lansbury, a Tony Award-winning actress who conquered Broadway in the glamorous roles movie studios never gave her and captured television viewers as the star of the hit series “Murder, She Wrote,” has died at her home in Los Angeles.

Well-known faces in showbusiness have paid tribute to Dame Angela Lansbury, who has died aged 96, describing her as "incredible", and paying homage to the wide variety of her career

The actor, best known for her role as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV show, “died peacefully in her sleep” on Tuesday

Lansbury died on Tuesday, at the age of 96

Best-known as the novelist-sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury’s winning charm and towering talent stretches all the way back to the days of Noël Coward and Judy Garland

Multi award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, who passed away peacefully at her LA home on Tuesday aged 96, had a colourful career spanning decades

The actor was famed for her performance of amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher