The man who was cast to play Harvey's mother was 34 years old. Lansbury said in the interview that she didn't like being cast in older roles. She said that she did mind more than before. I made it look like it was covered up.
Lansbury was stunned as Eleanor Iselin, a secret communist, in The Manchurian Candidate. She is the evil force behind her husband, a senator, who she uses to carry out her plan. overthrowing the US government is the same thing. Lansbury was nominated for the third time. If you want to see why, you can watch Iselin kiss her son on the mouth in this scene with Harvey. The Manchurian Candidate became a hit and is considered a classic.
Lansbury found success in musical theater even if her time in film had been frustrating. Mame was a play and a movie starring Rosalind Russell as Mame. Lansbury took on the role of Mame when Russell said no to the musical adaptation. She won the first Tony Award for her performance in the show. The only other person with more is Audra McDonald.
Lansbury starred in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as well as Mame. She told the Television Academy that she and her husband, Peter Shaw, remembered the character as a "legendary bogeyman" from 19th-century serialized fiction, and were interested in seeing the show. "On the other hand," Lansbury said, "the old star said, 'Hey, wait a minute, how does Mrs. Lovett fit in?'"
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