Angela Lansbury | Born 1925

If you like mystery crime investigators, Angela Lansbury. is probably one of your favorites. From 1984 through 1996, she played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. With a weekly blitz of guest stars, it was like the “Love Boat of detective shows.” Lansbury received 12 straight Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. It is the most for any actor in the same category in history.

She earned her fame in critically regarded films such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Manchurian Candidate. She may not have to worry about loans as she has earned enough from her notable works, as well as her four seasons as the owner and executive producer of Murder, She Wrote.