- Angela Lansbury’s children are Anthony Pullen Shaw, Deidre Angela Shaw, and David Shaw
- While David Shaw is her stepson, Deidre and Anthony are her children from her second marriage with Peter Shaw
- On October 11, 2022, Angela Lansbury’s family announced she died in her sleep peacefully
British actress Angela Lansbury had two biological children: Diedre Angela Shaw and Anthony Shaw with her second husband, Peter Shaw. Nevertheless, the Award-winning actress also raised her husband’s son David Shaw after they married in 1949.
On 11 October 2022, her family announced she died in her sleep at her home in California. The famous actress was survived by her brother Edgar, her children, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Meet Angela Lansbury’s Children
1. Diedre Angela Shaw
Angela Lansbury’s only daughter, Diedre was born in April 1953. As a teenager, Diedre was always hanging out with Charles Manson’s followers while her brother was heavily involved with drugs. In other to help her and her brother, Lansbury moved them to County Cork in Ireland.
It is worthy of note that Angela Lansbury, took a hiatus in her career until her children recovered. Together with her husband Peter, the famed actress got a doctor who then prescribed methadone to Diedre and Anthony to help them with the withdrawal symptoms.
Shortly afterward, the two siblings got better and focused on their lives. While everybody in her family works in the entertainment industry, 71 Diedre works as a chef. She and her husband, Enzo Battara, used to run a restaurant in Los Angeles until they closed it down in 2019.
2. Anthony Pullen Shaw
Anthony Pullen is the first child Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw had during their marriage. He was born on January 7, 1952. He is currently 72 years old.
As already stated above, Anthony did drugs as a teenager but thankfully, his parents made the best decision which helped him become clean. Career-wise, the father of three has taken after his parents. He has appeared in several television shows and movies. He even co-starred with his mother in the Broadway play, A little Family Business at the Martin Beck Theater in 1982.
His IMDB profile states that he has also worked as a director. Some of the works he is known for include: A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and North Sea Hijack (1980)
Angela Lansbury’s son has been married to Lee Speer Webster since May 30, 1980, and they have three children (Peter John Shaw, Katherine Beeson Shaw, and IanLansbury Shaw) and five grandchildren.
3. David Shaw
David Shaw was raised by the award-winning actress following her marriage to Peter. He was born during Peter’s previous relationship with Mercia Squires.
David was only five when his father married the actress. According to reports, he once revealed that Angela welcomed him into her life without reservations.
Just like his father, David Shaw has also worked in entertainment as a producer and production manager. He worked on the movie Murder, She Wrote, and The Unexpected Mrs. Pollofax alongside his stepmom, Angela.
Angela Lansbury’s stepson was previously married to Catherine Bach. The marriage ended in 1981 and they did not have any kids together.
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Other Family Members
Edgar Lansbury (Father)
Angela Lansbury’s father was a wealthy English timber merchant and politician, Edgar Lansbury. He was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and also a former mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar. His father, George Lansbury was also a famous politician and anti-war activist.
In 1935, the father of the actress died of stomach cancer which was just a year after he published a biography of his father.
Moyna Macgill (Mother)
Edgar Lansbury married Moyna Macgill following the death of his first wife, Minnie Lansbury. Angela Lansbury was their first child followed by her twin brothers Bruce and Edgar Jr.
Moyna Macgill was also an actress. She was known as one of the greatest film actors in Ireland. However, she switched to presenting dramatic readings at private schools when she could not secure a working visa after she moved to New York.
After having a successful career in Hollywood, she died of esophageal cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 79.
Bruce Lansbury (Brother)
The British-American television producer and screenwriter, Bruce Lansbury was the younger brother of the actress and the twin brother of film and television producer Edgar Lansbury.
Bruce was famous as the producer of 69 episodes of The Wild Wild West (1966-1969) and 38 episodes of Mission: Impossible (1969-1972). Some of his notable works include Murder, She Wrote, and Knight Rider.
Angela Lansbury’s brother died on 13 February 2017 at the age of 87 after battling Alzheimer’s disease for a while.
Edgar Lansbury (Brother)
Out of the three children Lansbury’s parents had, Edgar is now the only surviving one. Just like his siblings, he worked in the entertainment industry as a theatre, film, and television producer for several years.
Edgar Lansbury received several accolades for his commitment to grooming classical actors. Some of his film credits include Blue Sunshine (1978) and Squirm (1976).
Other notable relatives of the Golden Globe Award actress include:
- Dorothy Thurtle
- Daisy Postgate
- Tamara Ustinov
- John Postgate
- Oliver Postgate
- Coral Lansbury
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Peter Ustinov
What Happened to Angela Lansbury?
Famous as one of the greatest stars of stage and screen history, Dame Angela Lansbury died in her sleep just five days before her 97th birthday on October 11, 2022, at her Los Angeles home.
In respect to that, Angela Lansbury’s children have revealed she died peacefully however, it is known that she had domestic surgery on her neck in the 1980s and also a hip replacement surgery in May 1994. In 2005, the actress had knee replacement surgery and was assumed to be doing well in Malibu until the news of her death.
The actress was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw, her brother Bruce and her parents.
Angela Lansbury, who was often regarded as one of the last film stars of the golden age of Hollywood, had a prolific acting career. Furthermore, she was not only known as a successful actress but also a gay icon well-known in the LGBT community.
