Elizabeth Taylor

Biography

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a 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 AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

Known For

Maggie

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Pearl Slaghoople

The Flintstones

Martha

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Конец прекрасной эпохи

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Priscilla

Lassie Come Home

Self (archive footage)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Leslie Lynnton Benedict

Giant

Leonora Penderton

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Self - Introduction Speaker

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Kay Banks

Father of the Bride

(archive footage)

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Edra Vilnofsky

Victory at Entebbe

Kay Dunstan

Father's Little Dividend

Marina Rudd

The Mirror Crack'd

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Gloria Wandrous

BUtterfield 8

Self (archive footage)

Return to 'Giant'

Katharina

The Taming of the Shrew

Angela Vickers

A Place in the Sun

Rebecca

Ivanhoe

Ellen Wheeler

Night Watch

Mary Skinner

Life with Father

Self

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

Self

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Catherine Holly

Suddenly, Last Summer

Lady Patricia

Beau Brummell

Ruth Wiley

Elephant Walk

Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy

Love Is Better Than Ever

Amy

Little Women

Frances Andros

The V.I.P.s

Rosie Probert

Under Milk Wood

Kathie Eleanor Merrick

Courage of Lassie

Self (archive footage)

Children of 'Giant'

Susanna Drake Shawnessy

Raintree County

Velvet Brown

National Velvet

Leonora

Secret Ceremony

Susan Packett

Julia Misbehaves

Jean Latimer

The Girl Who Had Everything

Alexandra Del Lago

Sweet Bird of Youth

Melinda Greyton

Conspirator

Fran Walker

The Only Game in Town

Helen Ellswirth

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Self (archive footage)

Chavela

Lise

Identikit

Self (archive footage)

Smash His Camera

Jimmie Jean Jackson

Hammersmith Is Out

Flora 'Sissy' Goforth

Boom!

Desiree Armfeldt

A Little Night Music

Martha Pineda

The Comedians

Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman, l'intranquille

Beryl Mason

These Old Broads

Carol Pringle

A Date with Judy

Laura Reynolds

The Sandpiper

Helen of Troy

Doctor Faustus

Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love

The Blue Bird

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Louise Durant

Rhapsody

Zee Blakeley

Zee and Co.

Self (uncredited)

Searching for Debra Winger

Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Marguerite Sydney

There Must Be a Pony

Cynthia Bishop

Cynthia

Alice Moffit

Poker Alice

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Deborah Shapiro

Between Friends

Louella Parsons

Malice in Wonderland

Mary Belney

The Big Hangover

Nadina Bulichoff

Il giovane Toscanini

Gloria Twine

There's One Born Every Minute

Self (archive footage)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

Self

Super Duper Bloopers

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Notre Dame de la Croisette

Herself

Elizabeth Taylor in London

Self (voice) (uncredited)

A Death in Canaan

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

Barbara Sawyer

Ash Wednesday

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

(archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)

Quo Vadis

Self

The Jackson Family Honors

Self

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Lola Comante (uncredited)

Winter Kills

Self - Host / Narrator

That's Entertainment!

Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Callaway Went Thataway

Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Helen Burns

Jane Eyre

Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

Becket

Masked Courtesan (uncredited)

Anne of the Thousand Days

Dr. Emily Loomis

Return Engagement

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

Self

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)

The White Cliffs of Dover

Self

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Self

The Big Sur

Self (uncredited)

The Comedians in Africa

Self

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

Self

On the Trail of the Iguana

Self

Operation Raintree

Self

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland: By Myself

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Twenty Years After

Self

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Woman of Mystery

Scent of Mystery

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self

Around the World of Mike Todd

Self

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Self

Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

Self (uncredited)

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

Self

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

Self (archive footage)

A Letter to True

Self (Archive Footage)

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Narrator (voice)

Genocide

Self (archive footage)

Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?

Self (archive footage)

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

Self

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

Self (archive footage)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

self

The Battle of Amfar

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-02-27

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor