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Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Acting
Born: Feb 27, 1932 — Died: Mar 23, 2011
From: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a European British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The End of a Beautiful Epoch Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2015 6.3
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (archive footage) 2011
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Self 1997 7.25
Return to 'Giant' Self (archive footage) 1996 6.7
The Flintstones Pearl Slaghoople 1994 5.4
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Self - Introduction Speaker 1989 6.895
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Self (archive footage) 1988 6.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1985
The Mirror Crack'd Marina Rudd 1980 6.076
Victory at Entebbe Edra Vilnofsky 1976 5.12
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Self 1976 6.333
Night Watch Ellen Wheeler 1973 6.291
Reflections in a Golden Eye Leonora Penderton 1967 6.478
The Taming of the Shrew Katharina 1967 6.936
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha 1966 7.689
Cleopatra Cleopatra 1963 7.049
BUtterfield 8 Gloria Wandrous 1960 6.263
Suddenly, Last Summer Catherine Holly 1959 7.287
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie 1958 7.634
Giant Leslie Lynnton Benedict 1956 7.604
Beau Brummell Lady Patricia 1954 6.529
Elephant Walk Ruth Wiley 1954 5.885
Ivanhoe Rebecca 1952 6.805
Love Is Better Than Ever Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy 1952 6.625
Father's Little Dividend Kay Dunstan 1951 6.507
A Place in the Sun Angela Vickers 1951 7.295
Father of the Bride Kay Banks 1950 6.991
Little Women Amy 1949 7.389
Life with Father Mary Skinner 1947 6.732
Lassie Come Home Priscilla 1943 6.716
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1932
FromHampstead, London, England, …