Cynthia Nixon memorably guested on the beloved cozy mystery series as Alice Morgan, an agoraphobic young woman who has not left her apartment in five years after witnessing the death of her mother.

For Nixon, it was an opportunity to re-team with Angela Lansbury, who'd she been a huge fan of growing up after seeing her in Sweeney Todd on Broadway.



Lansbury had handpicked Nixon to play a supporting role in 1990 TV movie The Green Journey, but that didn't make Nixon any less intimidated by Lansbury's stature.

"She was this benevolent godmother in my life," she admits. "And I was always too shy around her to be totally friendly and acknowledge that I was very intimidated."

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