The noted and well loved English actress Angela Lansbury passed away earlier today at 11:30am local time on Oct 11, 2022. She was 96.

She had a Leo rising chart with her Sun and Moon in Libra. Like a lot of actors Neptune was prominent in her chart in this case conjunct her ASC. . She had a 3rd house Sun conjunct Mercury sextile her ASC/Neptune. Quite appropriate for someone best remembered in the role of a writer. She had a powerful grand trine in the water signs involving Pluto, Uranus, & Saturn,. Her Venus and Jupiter were close to the out of bounds boundary..Venus was her MC ruler and in the 5th WSH. While she had undeniable charm, intelligence and innate talent she was also a very beautiful woman in her youth and retained fine features into old age.



Her sun was conjunct the benefic fixed star Spica. She got her first acting opportunity when an industry person met her working in a store - talk about lucky! Spica is patronage and assistance from people in positions of power.
She made the most of her opportunity.

Here is her chart on Astrodatabank: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Lansbury,_Angela

Lansbury had a long and very distinguished acting career on stage, film and television. I guess for decades to come she will find immortality in re-runs of the TV show ''Murder She Wrote'. However, I will personally most remember her for two stand out roles. Firstly as the icy villain in The Manchurian candidate (1962) and as the delightful white witch in the Disney move ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks''. (1971). I dont think magical necromancy has ever been so entertaining!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0rRPU_cvGg

And the very catchy song Substitutiary Locomotion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpmshIjeSv8

May she find peace.

Hi, Mark,

Yes, excellent placements for an actor. Neptune in Leo 0 Ascendant.

The Jupiter (expansion) in the V (acting), although in Capricorn trine the MC helped her reach a very high level in her career.

She also reached a very advanced age as you mentioned. This is because she doesn't have any bad aspects to the Ascedant. And her VI and XII (axis related to health is empty. In fact, the rulers of the houses receive sextiles from the two benefics, which protected her at the level of health. Sun 60 AS also helps a bit.