Deidre Angela Shaw is one of the two children of the six-time Golden Globes award winner, Angela Lansbury, and her husband talent agent, Peter Shaw. As a teenager, Diedre and her brother Anthony joined a counterculture movement and used reportedly recreational drugs.

With the help of her parents, Deidre and her brother dropped their bad habits and turned a new leaf. While her brother followed the same career path as their parents, she chose to be on a different path. Deidre Angela Shaw married Italian Chef, Enzo Battarra and they operated a restaurant together before they closed it down in 2019.

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What Happened to Deidre Angela Shaw?

Born in April 1953, Deidre was raised in Malibu alongside her brother Anthony Pullen,  Shaw by their parents Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw, who were both juggling between their careers and raising their children. Deidre had another brother, David Shaw from her father’s previous relationship.

Despite having an incredible career with accolades and breakthrough roles, Angela Lansbury and her husband were not aware of their children’s ills. Deidre and her brother, Anthony was heavily involved with drugs as teenagers. Also, Diedre was hanging out with Charles Manson’s followers.

In other to help Deidre and her brother, the Murder, She Wrote actress moved to County Cork in Ireland from Malibu. At that period, the mother of two took a pause in her career until her children recovered. According to reports, Angela and her husband found a doctor who prescribed methadone to Deidre and Anthony to help them with the withdrawal symptoms.

Luckily for the two siblings, they were able to pull out of their bad habits and they became better with time.

Take a Look at Some Interesting Facts About Deidre Angela Shaw

1. Deidre Angela Shaw and Her Husband are Chefs

Unlike almost everybody in her family, Deidre Angela Battara as she is now known, teamed up with her husband, chef Enzo Battara to open up a restaurant in Los Angeles. The couple named it Enzo and Angela-The Italian Restaurant.

Deidre and her husband met in Italy and they reportedly cooked together for more than two decades before they closed it down in 2019.

While she focused on cooking, her brother, Anthony, also worked in show business like their parents. As an actor, he appeared in films like A Bridge Too Far and also A Family Business. 

Deidre’s brother is now married to Lee Speer Webster and they share three children: Peter John Shaw, Katherine Beeson Shaw, and Ian Lansbury Shaw.

2. Her Parents were Married for Over Fifty Years

Deidre Angela Shaw’s mother married her first husband, Richard Cromwell at age 19 while he was 35. They tied the knot in a civil ceremony on September 27, 1945, but the marriage only lasted for one year. According to reports, the actor was gay, and after Angela discovered that she left him but remained friends with him.

Barely four years later, Angela Lansbury married actor and producer Peter Shaw in 1949. Deidre’s parents remained married for over 54 years until her father died in 2003.

Deidre’s father died of heart failure on 29 January 2003 at the age of 84.

3. Her Mother was Born into a Prominent Family

Deidre’s mother was born in October 1925 to a wealthy English timber merchant and politician Edgar Lansbury and actress Moyna Macgill. She was raised in an upper-middle-class home in the district of Pancras in Central London.

The Beauty and the Beast actress’s father was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and also the former mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar. Also, her paternal grandfather was the Labor Party Leader and anti-war activist George Lansbury.

4. Deidre Shaw’s Mother Has Had a Prolific Career in Film, Theatre, and Television

Angela Lansbury appeared in numerous films as well as theatre and television roles. Reports say she had one of the longest careers in the entertainment industry having spent over 80 years.

Some of her major roles include The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

She has equally received several awards and achievements for her contribution to the entertainment industry. Some of her honors and awards include five Tony Awards, six Golden awards, and BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tony Award.

5. It is Believed that Deidre Shares a Striking Resemblance with Her Mother

There has been speculation that the chef and her mother could be mistaken for twins even though the famed actress now looks older and has white hair. The mother and daughter reportedly share a beautiful relationship and have been often spotted together.

6. Where is Deidre Angela Shaw Now? 

It seems Deidre is living a private life with her husband and children. Her Facebook profile states that she lives in Los Angeles but that is not certain yet. Also, since it was reported in 2019 that her restaurant has been shot down, it is not certain if she still works as a chef.

For her mother, reports say she was spotted in Malibu in August 2020 in great shape and looking dapper.

However a year later, Angela Lansbury died in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles on October 11, 2022. Besides her two children, she had three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren at the time of her death.

7. What is Deidre Angela Shaw’s Net Worth?

At the moment, Deidre has not revealed her major source of income but several sources claim she has a net worth of nothing below $100,000.

As for her mother, there are speculations that she was worth over $70 million. It is said that she had several investments in real estate. Deidre’s mother allegedly owned an expensive residence in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles.

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