“I played so many hags 20 years older than myself in those early films that now everyone thinks I’m 80 years old!” Angela Lansbury said in a 1984 interview with PEOPLE Despite early success, Angela Lansbury once recalled she never got a chance to play the roles she desired in her youth. In a 1984 interview with PEOPLE, Lansbury — …

The Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Award marks the sixth Tony for Angela Lansbury, who previously won for her roles in Sweeney Todd, Mame and more Angela Lansbury just nabbed her sixth Tony Award — and this one is extra special. The 96-year-old Broadway legend was honored Sunday with the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, during the 75th ceremony at …