Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Emily Pollifax
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May 20, 1999 · Contribute to this page. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax: Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw. With Angela Lansbury, Thomas Ian Griffith, Ed Bishop, Paul Birchard. When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Anthony Pullen Shaw
- 1999-05-20
Television movie about the recently widowed Emily Pollifax, who is looking for some adventure in her life. One day she decides to follow her childhood dream of being a secret agent and, through a comedy of errors, suddenly finds herself on a plane bound for Marrakesh, Morocco on a secret C.I.A. miss.
- Anthony Shaw
- Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Pollifax—Spy (1971), a theatrical film based on the book The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, stars Rosalind Russell in the title role, Darren McGavin as John Sebastian Farrell, and Dana Elcar as Carstairs. Russell was also credited as contributing to the story idea under a pseudonym.
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- Dorothy Gilman
- Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
Synopsis. This made-for-television movie, based on the novels by , is about Emily Pollifax (), a mild-mannered New Jersey widow who, through a series of misunderstandings, joins the CIA and becomes an international spy.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax. Seeking adventure, a recent widow (Angela Lansbury) works as a secret agent aboard a plane headed for Mexico City.
- Anthony Shaw
- Drama
- Angela Lansbury
1999. 2 hr 0 mins. Comedy. NR. Watchlist. Angela Lansbury plays a depressed New Jersey widow who gets involved in spying and finds herself mixed up with stolen nuclear weapons. Farrell: Thomas Ian...
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May 17, 1999 · By Laura Fries. Lansbury stars as Emily Pollifax, a recent widow who often talks to her dead husband Virgil and takes to wearing funny hats. Lonely and slightly depressed, the family doctor...
