Deidre Angela Shaw is the daughter of Angela Lansbury, a legendary actress in the entertainment industry for over seven decades. She was a mother of three kids and three grandchildren. Unfortunately, Deidre’s mother died on October 11 2022 at the age of 96. Deidre pursued her passion in the restaurant industry and opened an Italian restaurant called Enzo and Angela with her husband Enzo Battarra. She was rescued, by her mother, from the infamous murderer and cult leader Charles Manson.
What Do We Know About Deidre Angela Shaw’s Family Life?
Deidre was born on April 26 1953 and grew up with her parents Angela Lansbury an actress, and her father Peter Shaw, an actor and producer, who married in 1949. Her stepbrother David Charles Shaw, is from his father’s first marriage to Mercia Squires. David worked in the entertainment industry as a producer and production manager releasing films like The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. He was married to actress Catherine Bach and did not have any children.
Anthony Shaw is his big brother born on January 1952 in Los Angeles. He is a director and known for his contribution to films like A Bridge Too Far, The Martian Chronicles, North Sea Hijack, and The Spy Who Loved Me. He is married to Lee Speer and have three children together. When her mother saved her from a cult leader, Deidre was in the wrong crowd and had gotten into drugs from cannabis to heroin and had to move from Malibu to Ireland where they grew up. Deidre lives in Los Angeles with her husband Enzo Battarra running their Italian restaurant.
Who is Deidre Angela Shaw’s Mother Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury was a British American actress popularly known for her role in the CBS series Murder She Wrote, as Jessica Fletcher, from 1984 to 1996. She was in the Hollywood industry for over 70 years with roles on television, film, and stage. She was the daughter of an English politician Edgar Lansbury and the Irish actress Moyna MacGill. She studied acting in New York City, joined Hollywood in 1942, and signed with Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Her first roles were in the films National Velvet, Gaslight, and The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1945.
One of her best performances was in The Manchurian Candidate in 1962 which was a success. Her contract ended in 1952 and she ventured into her musical career and had a leading role in the Broadway musical Mame in 1966. This won her the first Tony Award. Angela had other leading roles on the theatrical and cinematic stage like Sweeney Todd, Gypsy, The King and I, and Bed knobs and Broomsticks in 1971. She moved to television in 1984, when she got the role of Jessica Fletcher in the series Murder, She Wrote which became one of the longest and popular drama series in television history with 12 seasons. She produced the last four seasons and assumed ownership of the series as she co-owned the Cory More Productions with her husband.
Angela won six Tony Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Academy Honorary Award, six Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, a Grammy Award, three Academy Awards nominations, and eighteen Primetime Emmy Awards. She was a tough parent and saved her daughter from a cult leader Charles Manson who was said to be a murderer. Angela Lansbury was married to his husband Peter for 53 years until he died in 2003 and she died peacefully in 2022 five days away from her 97th birthday.
