Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Born February 27, 1932 (Age: 94) Hampstead, London, England, UK

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 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.
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 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.
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Filmography

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021 as Age: 89
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

2019 as Self - Actress (archive footage) Age: 87
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 as Self (archive footage) Age: 77
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

2009 as Self (archive footage) Age: 77
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004 as Self (archive footage) Age: 71
A Letter to True

A Letter to True

2004 as Self (archive footage) Age: 71
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

2002 as Self (uncredited) Age: 70
No Image

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001 as (archive footage) Age: 69
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

2001 as self Age: 69
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Discovering Bedrock

1999 as Self Age: 66
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Memories of Giant

1998 as Age: 66
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

1997 as Self Age: 64
Return to 'Giant'

Return to 'Giant'

1996 as Self (archive footage) Age: 64
James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

1995 as Self (Archive footage) Age: 63
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 as (archive footage) Age: 62
The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994 as Pearl Slaghoople Age: 62
No Image

The Jackson Family Honors

1994 as Self Age: 61
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993 as Self Age: 61
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

1993 as Self Age: 60
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

1992 as Self Age: 60
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

1990 as Self (archive footage) Age: 58
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989 as Self - Introduction Speaker Age: 57
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989 as Alexandra Del Lago Age: 57
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988 as Self (archive footage) Age: 56
Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

1988 as Nadina Bulichoff Age: 56
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988 as Self (Archive Footage) Age: 56
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

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

1988 as Self (archive footage) Age: 56
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

1987 as Self (archive footage) Age: 55
Poker Alice

Poker Alice

1987 as Alice Moffit Age: 55
Super Duper Bloopers

Super Duper Bloopers

1986 as Self Age: 53
Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

1985 as Louella Parsons Age: 52
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985 as Self (archive footage) Age: 52
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980 as Marina Rudd Age: 47
Return Engagement

Return Engagement

1978 as Dr. Emily Loomis Age: 46
A Death in Canaan

A Death in Canaan

1978 as Self (voice) (uncredited) Age: 46
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 as (archive footage) Age: 44
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1976 as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love Age: 44
Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

1976 as Self (archive footage) Age: 43
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 as Self - Host / Narrator Age: 42
Identikit

Identikit

1974 as Lise Age: 42
Night Watch

Night Watch

1973 as Ellen Wheeler Age: 41
Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

1973 as Barbara Sawyer Age: 41
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

1972 as Jimmie Jean Jackson Age: 40
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972 as Rosie Probert Age: 39
Zee and Co.

Zee and Co.

1972 as Zee Blakeley Age: 39
X, Y & Zee

X, Y & Zee

1972 as Zee Blakeley Age: 39
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 as Self (archive footage) Age: 39
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 as Masked Courtesan (uncredited) Age: 37
On Location: Where Eagles Dare

On Location: Where Eagles Dare

1968 as Self (uncredited) Age: 36
Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968 as Self Age: 36
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 as Martha Age: 34
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965 as Laura Reynolds Age: 33
The Big Sur

The Big Sur

1965 as Self Age: 33
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965 as Self Age: 33
On the Trail of the Iguana

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964 as Self Age: 32
Becket

Becket

1964 as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited) Age: 32
Elizabeth Taylor in London

Elizabeth Taylor in London

1963 as Herself Age: 31
The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963 as Frances Andros Age: 31
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 as Cleopatra Age: 31
Lykke og krone

Lykke og krone

1962 as Age: 30
BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960 as Gloria Wandrous Age: 28
Scent of Mystery

Scent of Mystery

1960 as Woman of Mystery Age: 27
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959 as Catherine Holly Age: 27
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 as Maggie Age: 26
Giant

Giant

1956 as Leslie Lynnton Benedict Age: 24
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

1956 as Self Age: 24
The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954 as Helen Ellswirth Age: 22
Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

1954 as Lady Patricia Age: 22
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954 as Self Age: 22
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

1954 as Ruth Wiley Age: 22
Rhapsody

Rhapsody

1954 as Louise Durant Age: 22
The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953 as Jean Latimer Age: 21
The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950 as Mary Belney Age: 18
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950 as Kay Banks Age: 18
National Velvet

National Velvet

1945 as Velvet Brown Age: 12
There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

1942 as Gloria Twine Age: 10