Distinguished actress Angela Lansbury, famous for her work on Broadway, films and television, including the extraordinary long running hit series, “Murder She Wrote,” stars in a series of radio and television public service announcements for The ALS Association to launch the new “Cure ALS” campaign.

(L) Dr. Lucie Bruijn, science director and vice president of The ALS Association and actress Angela Lansbury are interviewed by “Today” show host Al Roker about kicking off the Cure ALS PSA campaign.

The PSAs use powerful emotional and dramatic imagery to emphasize the importance of global research for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. In addition to the PSAs, Lansbury appears in the three-minute feature “The Cure ALS Campaign: Behind the Scenes with Angela Lansbury.”

Lansbury decided to become involved with The Association to honor her sister, Isolde Denham, who passed away from ALS in 1987 and was married to actor Peter Ustinov. The actress is committed to stop the “bullet” that is aimed at other people who are living with the progressive, neurodegenerative muscular disease. She was particularly impressed by the organization’s aggressive, global and cutting-edge research program and the sense of urgency expressed by The Association’s top leaders in finding a cure for ALS. (more…)