Dame Angela Lansbury, five-time Tony award winner, Hollywood legend and super-sleuth star of "Murder She Wrote" was honored by the American Theatre Wing in New York.

The nonprofit organization celebrated its 97th anniversary of service to the American theater by rolling out the red carpet for the 88-year-old British star with its annual gala.

James Earl Jones was Lansbury's co-star in the Australian stage production of "Driving Miss Daisy."

SOUNDBITE: James Earl Jones, actor, saying (English):

"I love her because she's unstoppable. You have to love her. She represents everything that we all aspire to in terms of the professionalism. She's professional in her work, in her conduct and she's an example to us all."

Lansbury is unstoppable indeed - she first started acting when she was 13 years old and hasn't slowed down since.

The actress revisited her role of clairvoyant Madame Arcati in Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" earlier this year at London's West E